tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
top of the head; vertex; parietal
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
undeveloped country; third world country
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
emphasizes direct object of action
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
great emperor; ... the Great