by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
every evening; night after night
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to do together; to share; to participate in
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
rather; sooner; preferably
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be silent; to say nothing
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
way; method; means; resource; course
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
distant future; descendants; lower classes; common people
family; members of a family
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre