next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
curious; strange; unusual
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
by myself; in person; by oneself
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
distilled liquor; spirits
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
raw materials; ingredients
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
snake; serpent; large snake
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
discovery; detection; finding
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); check mark; tick mark
colour gamut; color gamut
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)