nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
stand for tea bowls (tea ceremony)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to perceive; to understand
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift