to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
styptic; stopping of bleeding
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
throbbing (pain); pounding
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
keno (casino game); kino (gum, resin); kino (cinema)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate