overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
accounting; administration (of money)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
rice cracker seasoned with soy sauce; salty rice cracker
autumn, season of the tastes
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
every month; each month; monthly
several weeks; a few weeks
a long time ago; in those days
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to be jealous; to be envious
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)