to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to mistake (A for B); to misread
countenance; features; looks
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't you think?; indicates question
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
core; tang (of a sword, etc.); middle of a nest of boxes
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
four characters; four letters
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)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing