device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
holding two or more positions concurrently
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to call again; to call someone back
installment; instalment; premium; bill
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
outward appearance; apparent
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
please sit down; please have a seat
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
free-flowing (hot spring, irrigation, etc.)
to call again; to call someone back
to replace; to substitute
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to cross
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
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)
clothes hook; clothes hanger
bill collection; bill collector
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to build (a bridge) over a river
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
area fill (in printing); half-tone dot meshing
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
towel rack; towel rail; towel bar; towel ring
final part; last bit; end
holding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
reading partway; leaving half-read
foods topped with grated yam
protective collar on kimono or bed clothes
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
weight; loan-to-value ratio; loanable value; yarn over (knitting stitch)
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
food dressed with liquid starch
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
splashing on; splashing at; dish made by pouring broth over something (esp. bukkakesoba); bukkake; ejaculation onto someone's face
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
holding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
suspension (of performance, match, etc.)
sales on credit; dealings on credit; on account
hooking inner thigh throw
ratio of wholesale price to retail price
please sit down; please have a seat
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)