mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
burglary; burglar; closet
technique; art; skill; move
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to be silent; to say nothing
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance
already; now; no longer; not any more
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
celebratory banquet; feast
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to drink too much (alcohol)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted