one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to tumble down; to roll down
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to sob; to be choked with tears
kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)