making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wooden fence; board fence
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to count on one's fingers
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
quite; utterly; really; completely
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
middle of the night; dead of night
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
edict; public announcement
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to pause; to have a short intermission
three; three years of age
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted