that's the way it is; such is life
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
fire-holding qualities; length of time a fire burns
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
existence; possession; having; limited company
suffix for familiar person
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person