to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
fine weather; fair weather
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to look around; to take a view of
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
corridor; hallway; passageway
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
bento; Japanese box lunch
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to be or lie just outside of
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
delivery; transfer; hand-over
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
express; special delivery
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)