to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
bento; Japanese box lunch
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
six (long cylindrical things)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
very young; little; childish; immature
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
metal fittings; metal fixtures
reinforcement; strengthening
surface; appearances; exterior
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells