materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
one meal; one meal (a day)
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
it is I who should say so
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
special exhibition (at museum, etc.)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
production (e.g. play); direction
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)