upper part; upper region; region above
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
I see; that's right; indeed
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
same family (race, tribe)
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
small number; few; minority
persona non grata; unwelcome person; undesirable person
interference; intervention; meddling
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
unwelcome; unwanted; undesirable
gouging out; exposing (a scandal, fraud, etc.)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
otherwise; or else; if not
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
eat one's words; break one's promises