to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
to spread; to be propagated
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
custom; habit; customary practice
after a long time; for the first time in a while
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
had better ...; had better not ...
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain