to be intimate with; to befriend
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
toilet; lavatory; powder room
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
entrance; admission; entering
program of a ceremony (programme)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
originally; by nature; from the start
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to happen to meet; to come across
legitimate; orthodox; traditional