slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
that is to say; so that means
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
look!; there!; here!; that is
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
predicament; one's ground; one's position
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
fate; chance; relationship; tie
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
transient life; ephemeral existence
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
theatre; theater; playhouse
system; institution; organization; organisation
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period