sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to entrust; to leave to a person
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
suffix for familiar person
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to be worried; to be troubled
banquet; invitation to a party; party
contemplation; meditation
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
finish; finishing; finishing touches
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
boastful speech; bragging
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar