of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
long; drawn-out; very long
door; gate; opening; title page
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
gleaming; shining; glistening
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
small change; coins; small sum of money
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
until now; so far; up to the present
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
I see; that's right; indeed
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
to collapse into; to flop onto
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
loading; charging; filling
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing