to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
government office; agency; board
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
tall figure; high stature
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to keep a watchful eye on
knowing; (an) acquaintance
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of