to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
exit; way out; outlet; vent
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
hidden room; secret chamber
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
something; some kind of; for some reason
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
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
that is to say; so that means
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour