delicious; tasty; good; nice
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
wearing one's hair in braids
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
take the opportunity to (do something else)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
what sort of; what kind of; what way
emphasizes direct object of action
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
to run up to; to rush over
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)