box made of thin wood or cardboard
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
with these words; while saying
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pebble; round stone; boulder
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to pry; to prize; to prise
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period