drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
couch potato; television addict
one's possessions; ownership
for a while; for some time; for a period
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
kuru (degenerative brain disease)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
recommendation; referral; endorsement
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled