condition; state (of health); appearance
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to blow through; to blow across
to rock; to shake; to swing
brilliant; bright; dazzling
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to breathe while sleeping
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
work; business; company; study
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging
mountain road; mountain trail
to run through; to run past
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath