discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to cause someone to worry
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
New Year's Eve; December 31
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares