hole for pumping out cesspool
right side; right-hand side
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
another family; another house
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
outward appearance; apparent
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
gossip; corner of the mouth
to look around; to survey
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
lower region; lower part; region below
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to be jealous; to be envious
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to shake; to waver; to tremble
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
a pair (of shoes or socks)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate