disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
decoration on the back of a helmet
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to get tired out; to be exhausted
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute