comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
best (highest) record; new record
spirit; heart; disposition
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
fixed date; appointed day
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
small chrysanthemum; small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.); (arch.) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)
one thin flat object; one sheet
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
Kutani ware; style of Japanese porcelain
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
time; hour; season; time of the year
rather; sooner; preferably
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
discouragement; disappointment
it's been a long time; long time no see
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
in the morning; during the morning
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
loud shout; excited cheering
flagstaff; flagpole; arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress
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
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to appease; to suppress; to calm
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe