similarly; same (idea); same (name)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
bashful person; very shy person
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
very; greatly; exceedingly
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to happen to have on hand or in stock
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
that's the way it is; such is life
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)