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
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
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; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance
already; now; no longer; not any more
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
iron hammer; 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
16th day of the month; 16 days
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; 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
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen