washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
dark reddish-brown; liver color
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
separation; deposition; precipitation
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
overseas student; exchange student
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
rice cultivation; rice crop
that is to say; so that means
bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
haori (Japanese formal coat)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
private funds; own funds; private property