thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to throw on the fire; to burn
authority; power; function
offering; presentation; donation
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to step forward; to take a step forward
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
larger section (of village)
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
casting; cast-metal object
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to be contented; to be at ease
willpower; energy; vitality
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
homeless; family in mourning
to intend; to be sure that
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
foreign; abroad; overseas