fool; someone beneath one's contempt
nature; character; disposition
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
plaster; wall clay; wall mud
referral fee; introduction fee
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)
decorative plate; palette; pallet
several sheets (flat objects)
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to repaint; to paint again
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
to be prolonged; to drag on
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sphere; counter for balls