operation; functioning; running
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to harm; to cause harm to
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
appearance; air; condition; state; form
not limited to; not just ...
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
long ago; already; a long time ago
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
essence; true nature; substance; reality
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss