part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
body; physical system; (the) person
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
(together) with; -wide; including
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
moving about; stirring about
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to look around; to survey
perpetual night; continuing all night
to shake; to sway; to waver
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
description; describing; depicting
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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)