to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to need; to call for; to require
to be too numerous; to be too much
at least; at most; (even) just
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
black lustre; black luster
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
richly colored; richly coloured
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
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
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up