to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
perfect; complete; flawless
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
curiosity; inquisitiveness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to follow another's example
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate