state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
chair; stool; post; office; position
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
sofa; couch; lounge chair
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
whitebait; elver (young eel)
small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like
ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind
silk damask; satin damask
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium); tomato-fruit eggplant; tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
small chair for children; high chair
electric wheelchair; powered wheelchair; powerchair; motorized wheelchair
chair seat; chair seating (as opposed to sitting on the floor)
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops
hossu; (ceremonial) fly whisk; horse tail whisk
dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
autumn eggplant; eggplant picked eaten in the autumn
auxiliary seat; booster seat; baby seat
gold-brocaded satin damask
waist-robe; pleated lower garment
var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw; pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena); round variety of eggplant famously grown in Kyoto
shower stool with a u-shaped hole in the middle
roll; scroll; rolled book
folding (collapsible) chair
don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
fan seppuku; death penalty for samurai in which the condemned performs a symbolic disembowelment with a fan before being decapitated
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya)
rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa); Japanese rose; Ramanas rose
filhos (traditional Portuguese dessert); deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
fishing for young anchovy, sardines, etc.
Solanum (nightshade genus of plants)
nipplefruit; apple of Sodom (Solanum mammosum); titty fruit; cow's udder
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinesis)
leafy goodyera (Goodyera foliosa)
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
baiji (Lipotes vexillifer); Chinese river dolphin; Yangtze dolphin