thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
sick person; patient; invalid
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
cake served with tea; teacake
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; (lit.) the ground hardens after it rains
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter