query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
outward appearance; apparent
to call again; to call someone back
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
reading partway; leaving half-read
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
mistress; kept woman; concubine
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
please sit down; please have a seat
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
splashing on; splashing at; dish made by pouring broth over something (esp. bukkakesoba); bukkake; ejaculation onto someone's face
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
outward appearance; apparent
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
final part; last bit; end
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
please sit down; please have a seat
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
holding two or more positions concurrently
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
holding two or more positions concurrently
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
foods topped with grated yam
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
to call again; to call someone back
to replace; to substitute
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to cross
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
area fill (in printing); half-tone dot meshing
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
pouring hot water on oneself before entering the bathtub; hot water poured on oneself before entering the bathtub; pouring hot water on oneself repeatedly (type of hot-spring cure)
to be far apart; to be remote; to be quite different
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to cross
foods topped with grated yam
to build (a bridge) over a river
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
area fill (in printing); half-tone dot meshing
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
to put distance between; to estrange
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
reading partway; leaving half-read
second dyeing; topping; overlay
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
installment; instalment; premium; bill
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
final part; last bit; end
free-flowing (hot spring, irrigation, etc.)
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
bill collection; bill collector
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
clothes hook; clothes hanger
towel rack; towel rail; towel bar; towel ring
mounted archery; target shooting on horseback
weight; loan-to-value ratio; loanable value; yarn over (knitting stitch)
holding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
protective collar on kimono or bed clothes
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store
suspension (of performance, match, etc.)
food dressed with liquid starch
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)
instrument used in tea ceremony
sales on credit; dealings on credit; on account
ratio of wholesale price to retail price
hooking inner thigh throw
ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata)
fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)
blackbelly triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus)
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)