to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
proposal; offer; request; application
to shake one's head (in denial)
how others look at you; what others think about you
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
younger brother and sister
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
outermost region of the castle
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw