ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
don't you think?; indicates question
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
advance payment; money paid in advance
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
minuteness; one millionth
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
ornamental ridge-end tile
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
fortune-telling; divination
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)