smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
busy; having no (free) time
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
honour; honor; glory; privilege
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
of tender years; very young
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to work hard; to work diligently
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
incommunicative; taciturn
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
door; gate; opening; title page
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
along; parallel to; in accordance with
tool; implement; means; furniture
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to dust (shelves, etc.); to use a duster
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)