weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to name; to call; to christen; to term
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
addition; adding; supplement
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
take care of yourself; get well soon
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
bullying; teasing; chivying
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)