to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
in search of; in order to look for
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
grasp; catch; understanding
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
imagination; supposition; guess
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
the opposite sex; isomerism
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)