knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to beat time; to mark time
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag