metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to set up shop; to open a store
capital; funds; seed money; asset
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
mature woman; middle-aged woman
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to give; to do (something) for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)