upper half of the body; upper body
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
special training; intensive training; crash course
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
step; stride; counter for steps
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings
right triangle; right-angled triangle
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me