tenth day of the month; ten days
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
don't you think?; indicates question
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
the other day; a few days ago
gambling den; gambling house
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
together; at the same time; same; identical
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
young master; son of a high-ranking person
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which