highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
four (long cylindrical things)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to go out and away; to leave
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
(social) position; status
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
different opinion; objection
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to spoil; to rot; to corrode