to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to fight against; to oppose; to face
point of compromise; common ground
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves
penalty; sentence; punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
content-free chat; idle gossip
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
Buddhist (household) altar
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite