to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
matter of time; question of time
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to look away; to avert one's eyes
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
chopping board; cutting board
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
the matter you have been talking about
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
hot spring district (within a town)
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
hot spring water quality; spring quality; hot spring type
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
prayer (for something); supplication
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can