(written) contract; agreement
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
notebook; account book; register
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
lost article; something forgotten
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
way one walks; one's walk
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
fat; tallow; lard; grease
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
surely; certainly; without doubt
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section