red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
fan-tan (game); sevens; parliament
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
one (thing); one piece; one item
one (thing); one piece; one item
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to remove; to move out of the way
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
three; three years of age
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
washing machine; (clothes) washer
to lay aside; to set aside
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
power; authority; jurisdiction
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to be found; to be discovered
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine