introduction; presentation; referral; listing
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
polite; respectful; reverent
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
shopping; purchased goods
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
for use of customers or guests
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
sanity; consciousness; soberness
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
good-natured; of good character
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
president (of a society); chairman
periodic; regular; routine
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to have a rumor circulating
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill