tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
antiquity; the previous era
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
had better ...; had better not ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to begin; to set about; to start
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
very popular; highly favoured
monetary offering; offertory
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)