to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
just the other day; quite recently
association; union; guild
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
joints; points (of a speech)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
manners; behavior; behaviour
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)