fan columbine (Aquilegia flabellata); hemp yarn wound into a hollow ball; egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
offing wave; deep water wave
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
original intention; initial resolution
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
bravery; courage; heroism
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight