to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
as you see; as you can see
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
to palm off; to force a sale
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore