cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to remove; to move out of the way
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
article to be delivered; present
sender; consignor; remitter
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
three; three years of age
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
estimate (of costs); budget
The Circle of Rainbow Light; Japanese religious group based on the teachings of Aum Shinrikyo
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings