sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to (physically) force someone to sit down
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
preliminary investigation; preparation
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
being disappointed and disheartened
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(not) in any way; in no way
helping hand; help; support; aid
like; similar to; same as
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
kind-hearted; benevolence
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic