difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to get change back; to be more than enough
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
coincident with; while; simultaneously
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
only; merely; but; no more than
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt