bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
local specialty; special product (of a region)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
nervousness; oversensitivity
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
living room (Japanese-style)
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
real thing; original; actual
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person
understanding; comprehension
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above