to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
decoration; ornament; trimmings
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
pale; pallid; bluish-white
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
will; intent; desire; will; testament
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus