(diving) fin; swim fin; flipper; fin (on a surfboard, aircraft, etc.)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
watering hole; watering place
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
one lump; one body; one group
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
return; relapse; recurrence
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
white tassel hung above the southwest corner of the ring
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
mochi soaked in water (to protect against mold); rice cakes preserved in water
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle