string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
tenth day of the month; ten days
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
night watch; fire watchman
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
reinforcement; strengthening
clay-like; clayey; argillaceous
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to carry around; to carry on one's person
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
ingrained habit; second nature