to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
smallish; on the small side
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
product name; name of an article
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
washi tape; Japanese masking tape; craft paper-backed tape
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to go along; to walk along; to follow
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
Japanese person; Japanese people
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to squeeze out; to wring out
literally; to the letter; literal
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
counter for chairs or seats