flute; fife; pipe; whistle
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to be contrary to one's expectations
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
human; human-like; as a person
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
karōshi; death from overwork
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
face contorted and about to cry
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
dukedom; duchy; principality
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Romania and Moldova)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors