red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to pass (of time); to elapse
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
police; police officer; police station
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
had better ...; had better not ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
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.)
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to lose one's way; to get lost
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life