(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
how long; how far; how much
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
with a clink (click, clack)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity