lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
sphygmomanometer (instrument used to measure blood pressure)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
true intention; underlying motive
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
pine needle; small gift; souvenir
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
autumn of last year; fall of last year
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
alternately; in succession
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to take off one's glasses
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe