innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
mountain road; mountain trail
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scene; spectacle; sight; view
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
will not do; do not; does not
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
aging society; ageing society
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
widower; divorced man not remarried
to care for someone; to look after someone
just one person; only one
in the same manner as before; the same as always
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
that day; the very same day
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)