flowing through; conduction
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
of course; certainly; naturally
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
writing oneself; self-recording
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
imagination; supposition; guess
old age; old person; the old; the aged
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
paste; glue; clothing starch
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
spirit; heart; disposition
loss of spirit; dejection