low table; table with very short legs
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to feel more like (a certain mood)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to come back; to return; to recur
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to lay aside; to set aside
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to grimace; to make a wry face
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom