inattention; absent-mindedness
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
iron man; strong man; (steel-clad) robot
design; idea; conception; plan
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
drop of water; polka dots
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
washed rice; rinsed rice; washing rice; offering of consecrated washed rice
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
Shinto rites; Shinto style
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
silent clap (done during a funeral or during certain rites at the Ise Grand Shrine)
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
(study of) nursing; nursing science