wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
the same night; that night
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to put on airs; to affect (e.g. importance); to look wise
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda