dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to rise; to erect; to get up
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to give directions; to issue instructions
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
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)
several people; a few people
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)