to ask; to enquire; to query
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
manners; behavior; behaviour
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
slope; slanting surface; bevel
action; operation; effect; function
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
sweet violet (Viola odorata)
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
one's native language; Japanese
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants