to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
(divine) providence; dispensation
dead person; deceased person
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
cannot be compared with; no match for
mail; postal matter; postal item
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
all over Japan; throughout Japan
every place; various places
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
all present; all concerned; all of us
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
a little bit; a little while
house across the street; neighbor across the street
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
late at night; small hours of the morning
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
favourite motto; pet saying
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer