to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
paste; glue; clothing starch
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
formal; orthodox; in earnest
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
blunder; slip; error; error
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)