light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
daybreak sound of a crow; (name of) poetry anthology
than; other than; except; but
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(paper) cord for tying the hair
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
sour look; surly face; pout
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
the other day; lately; recently
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
good feeling; feeling good
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight