nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
though; notwithstanding; although
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
two (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
counter for chairs or seats
(judo) foot technique; footwork
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
shallow thinker; indecisive person
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
certainly; surely; definitely
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
narrow escape from the jaw of death
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)