nodding; greeting (with eyes)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
central corridor; middle corridor
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to speak ill of; to disparage
bundle; control; management
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
news; word; tidings; omen
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
upper part; upper region; region above
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
evening; early night hours
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sweet white sake; doburoku (unrefined sake)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking