skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
middle of the night; dead of night
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
mental aspect; mental side
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to show up; to appear; to turn up
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction