tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
an old man's indiscretions
bathing (swimming) in cold water
iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
several years; a few years
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
another school; other schools
main school; principal school; this school; our school
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
speech and behaviour (behavior)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
to say; to be called; to do
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
better than none at all; better than nothing
pair; the two; both persons; both things