lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to be exhausted; to be worn out
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
surely; certainly; without doubt
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
for the first time in one's life
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
imagination; supposition; guess
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
so; like this; in this way
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight