to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
furnishings; implements; equipment
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
festival; feast; carnival
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
such; like that; in that way
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language