to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
root; source; origin; basis
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
one's own property; possessions
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to continue to rain or snow
to step back; to walk backwards
Buddhist memorial service
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to force to do; to compel
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to express (in words); to confess
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
correction (of error, mistake, etc.); reform; training
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
at the meeting; on the occasion
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve