mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
shop; small store; business; firm
president (of a society); chairman
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be moved to the point of tears; to be touched
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
participation; joining; entry; adherence
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
beyond this point; from now on; after this
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
instead; but (on the other hand)
office hours; business hours; working hours