polish; improvement; burnishing
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to be fated to; be linked by fate
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
prudence; discretion; thought
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
still; even now; to this day
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow through; to blow across
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to knock down; to knock off
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of