ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(doing something) in tears
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
to arrive home; to return
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
womanly; ladylike; feminine
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
shopping; purchased goods
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
dwelling; house; residence; address
to live; to reside; to inhabit
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)