figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
this (very thing); this precisely
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to approach; to draw near
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to add (to); to add on; to append
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)