to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
incompletely; insufficiently; partially; somewhat
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
(facial) scrub; scrubs (clothing)
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
office supplies; stationery
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
classification system; classification method
to be blown in (e.g. rain); to sweep in
paper (manufacturing) industry
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
great enthusiasm; high excitement
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
period when one's voice changes; (age of) puberty
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
as soon as possible; at the earliest time