pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
all present; all concerned; all of us
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to be surprised; to be astonished
shopping basket; market basket
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door; gate; opening; title page
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to recall; to remember; to recollect
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
inside one's heart; in one's mind
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
by myself; in person; by oneself
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
number one; first; best; most; game; round
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
reconciliation; make peace with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark