way (of doing); manner; method; means
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
middle of the night; dead of night
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament