engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to become settled; to be fixed
ahead; before; the future
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
Japanese cypress wood bathtub; hinoki tub
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
reserve and consideration (to others)
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)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off