3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to push aside; to push one's way through
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
scenery; scene; landscape
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
pseudonym of a haiku poet
godparent; first person to give something its name