nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
while; during; while; although; all; both
last night; yesterday evening
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
one's house; one's home; one's family
snowy; covered in deep snow
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
destination; place one stays during a trip
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
moment's leisure; free minute
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall