to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
finally; barely; only just; gradually
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
will not do; do not; does not
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
no problem; it doesn't matter
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to be needed; to be wanted
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)