primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
front of center field; front of centre field
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
black and white; right and wrong
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to be exhausted; to be worn out
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
star in the sky on a spring night
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
strangeness; abnormality; disorder