shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
distinction; discrimination
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
difficult to ...; hard to ...
technology; technique; technical
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
water temperature (esp. bath)
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
what the hell are you saying?
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
establishment; settlement
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
prejudice; bias; distorted view
draw (in competition); tie game
draw; tie; quits; even; square
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid