device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
kakeami (cross-hatching pattern)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
dish made by pouring broth over something (esp. bukkake soba); splashing on; splashing at; bukkake (ejaculation onto someone's face)
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis); hemp overgarment worn by Shugendō practitioners
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
outward appearance; apparent
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw
free-flowing (hot spring, irrigation, etc.); non-cyclic
area fill (in printing); half-tone dot meshing
bridge-building; cross-linking
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
holding two or more positions concurrently
apron (waist-down); waist apron
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
reading partway; leaving half-read
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
installment; instalment; premium; bill
please sit down; please have a seat
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
final part; last bit; end
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
bill collection; bill collector
clothes hook; clothes hanger
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
pouring hot water on oneself before entering the bathtub; hot water poured on oneself before entering the bathtub; pouring hot water on oneself repeatedly (type of hot-spring cure)
foods topped with grated yam
mounted archery; target shooting on horseback
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
dialing the wrong number; misdial
towel rack; towel rail; towel bar; towel ring
holding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
weight; loan-to-value ratio; loanable value; yarn over (knitting stitch)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
protective collar on kimono or bed clothes
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store
invisible mending (of clothes)
ratio of wholesale price to retail price
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
suspension (of performance, match, etc.)
food dressed with liquid starch
instrument used in tea ceremony
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
sales on credit; dealings on credit; on account
ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata)
fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)
blackbelly triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus)
hooking inner thigh throw
neck fan; small electric fan hung around the neck
second dyeing; topping; overlay
kakeami (cross-hatching pattern)