advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
how many years; how long; what year
neighbourhood; neighborhood
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
entrance; admission; entering
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
face; looks; vestiges; trace
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt