back; rear; background; behind the scenes
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
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
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to be needed; to be wanted
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to give; to do (something) for
no!; no no!; no, not at all
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
something like ...; something called ...
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o