of course; certainly; naturally
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
subordinate work; assistant; servant
arm; skill; efforts; ability
memory; sense; experience
even if not; even without
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
go that far; to that extent
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
one thin flat object; one sheet
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum