Japanese cypress wood bathtub; hinoki tub
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
returned goods; returning purchased goods
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
determination; resolution
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
climax; peak; zenith; apex
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
staying the night; lodging (at)
instruments; equipment; implements; utensils; tools; apparatus
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty