hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
news programme; news program
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
insignificant article (in a newspaper)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
article; news story; report; account
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
number of articles; quantity
in terms of; from the point of view of
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
error; mistake; slip; bug
matter of time; question of time
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
something like ...; something called ...
simply; merely; only; solely
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
program (e.g. TV); programme
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result