slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
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
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
establishment (of a business); founding
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
paper; note; document; bill
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
something; some kind of; for some reason
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
appearance; air; condition; state; form
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
morning; forenoon; just before noon
noon; midday; daytime; lunch