lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
number one; first; best; most; game; round
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
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)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be worried; to be troubled
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
wrapped offering (of money)
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
weird; disgusting; sickening
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in search of; in order to look for
to be found; to be discovered
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
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.)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for