to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
succeeding; following; trailing; next
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
dumpling store; dumpling seller
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
long ago; previous; of a former age
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
take-out; take-away; carry-out
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to crack; to develop a crack
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)