bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
please; somehow or other; one way or another
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
change in appearance; transformation
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
in succession; one by one
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
bedside; near one's pillow
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to keep (a person) waiting
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)