figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
quality collar for an under kimono
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
to mix; to stir; to blend
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to pile up; to accumulate
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
house to house; door to door
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
fireside; hearth; by the fire
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
(arch.) display shelf (in a store); store; shop
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
tenth day of the month; ten days
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging