to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
trunk (of the body); soma
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
everything; anything; nothing
again; once more; a second time
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality