endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to hide; to keep to oneself
several minutes; a few minutes
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
bamboo screen; rattan blind
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
taking a hot bath; bathing at hot springs
fee; charge; rate; material
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
existence; possession; having; limited company
spare time; free time; leisure
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
curious; strange; unusual
junior high school student; middle school pupil
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
elder sister; effeminate man
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
stingy; cheap; very frugal
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix