to state; to express; to mention
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
news; word; tidings; omen
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
living room (Western style); sitting room
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
without permission; without notice
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
way; method; means; resource; course
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate