obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
when it becomes; when it comes to
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be needed; to be wanted
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
hungry (e.g. for success)
evening; early night hours