moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
chair; stool; post; office; position
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
action of making something; -ification
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
one-by-one; separately; in detail
excellent calligraphy; calligraphy
chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
course; route; path; process; means
how long; how far; how much
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
great laughter; burst of laughter
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
on the way back; when about to go back
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally