short and stout; small but wide around
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
export; exportation; efferent
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
account book; register; ledger
mixed race; mixed parentage
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
with these words; while saying
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
property; fortune; assets
rich person; wealthy person
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
several sheets (flat objects)
true character; true heart; true spirit
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
poorhouse; almshouse; workhouse
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to read aloud; to read to someone
word for word; verbatim; literally
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture