one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
sleeping late in the morning
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
automatic fare adjustment machine
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
consecutive; continuous; successive
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
drug to lower blood pressure; antihypertensive
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
beyond that point; after that
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
remote mountain; mountain recesses
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
inter-scholastic athletics competition