eighth day of the month; eight days
proposal; proposition; suggestion
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
both; both sides; both parties
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
present; gift; to give a present or gift
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
imagination; supposition; guess
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout