tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
my spouse; my wife; my husband
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
determination; resolution
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
from the beginning; from scratch
several years; a few years
devoted; self-sacrificing
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
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)
jungle; jungle; jungle music
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
nesting hole; burrow; den
around the world; throughout the world
to give permission to marry
elopement; running away with a lover
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
great swordsman; master fencer
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil; disciple; follower
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)