to give; to do (something) for
something; what; why; how
Yama, judge of the afterlife
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
single phase; haploid phase
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
one's post; place of work; workplace
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
bribe; money under the table
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to move (house); to change residence
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
kitchen; financial situation
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
various containers; miscellaneous receptacles; small wooden plate on which offerings for a Shinto home shine are placed
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)