body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
moving about; stirring about
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
narrow; thin (sized); slender
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
stirring; slight movement
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
your body; your health; yourself; you
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
body and soul; mind and body
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
one's physical safety; personal security
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
identification papers; ID
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to throw oneself (into an activity)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
freedom; free man; free woman
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
warmly; cordially; with tender care
one's best interests; one's own good
relation; relative; kind; cordial
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
all one has; all one's possessions
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
the human body; one's person
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
to detain; to take into custody
to make a success in life
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
fat (of meat); fatty meat
difference in social standing; difference in social position
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to have one's hair stand on end
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
dressing oneself; personal grooming
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
identification; background check; identity confirmation
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
vanishing from sight (usu. via magic, camouflage. etc.); disappearing; hiding
near oneself; close to one; familiar
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
what action to take; what to do with oneself
body of a garment; bodice
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
to give one's everything; to do one's best
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
strutting; sticking out the chest
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
art of disappearing (esp. ninja)
physical restraint (e.g. by police); (taking into) custody; detention
wretched life; life of misery
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
at the risk of one's life; dead body
person always at one's side
living body; flesh and blood; fresh fish
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
fish having red flesh (e.g. maguro, katsuo, saba, iwashi)
one's living; one's livelihood
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
plate of assorted sashimi; selection of sashimi
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
status consciousness; perception of one's social status
to be stripped of all one has
nothing ventured, nothing gained
pushing an opponent out with one's body
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
(arch.) the real person; (arch.) said person; real thing; genuine article
to lose weight; to become thin
turning a suspect over to the public prosecutor's office; committing a suspect to trial
one's living; one's livelihood
self-conceit; neglecting one's health
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
misconduct; profligacy; licentiousness
sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)
chaste woman; virtuous woman
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
striking techniques (judo)
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
(being in) reduced circumstances; (having) fallen into poverty
to take good care of oneself
personal reference letter; personal reference guarantee
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
matters for identification; documentation
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
big heads have little wit
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
passive voice; passive form
toddler clothes (by children after age 3, before age 5); baby clothes
cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other); kimono made for young children
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)
what chances to one man may happen to all; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
words betray one's character
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
it is easier to blame than do better; (lit.) instead of resenting others, resent yourself
civil status; status (of a person) under the Civil Code
bad deeds punish themselves; you reap what you sow
all that lives must eventually die
a watched pot never boils
reference (e.g. on CV, resume)
being able to live as an artist is no blessing
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
breast meat (poultry, esp. duck)
a quick thrust of the hand
too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man
moderation is its own medicine; take care of your stomach; don't overeat
kanji "body" radical at left
kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
empty vessels make the most noise; (lit.) the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada