glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
in person; personally; directly
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
river; stream; River; the ... river
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to say; to be called; to do
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
succession to another's professional name
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext