to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
undressing; taking off one's clothes
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
black lustre; black luster
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
front; frontage; facade; main
number one; first; best; most; game; round
wall clock; grandfather clock
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
mask; disguise; guise; mask
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly