program (e.g. TV); programme
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to be hot on a person's heels
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
translation into Japanese
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
how others look at you; what others think about you
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
contemplation; meditation
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...