to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
since then; from that time; ever since
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
going to and fro; back and forth
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
half and half; fifty-fifty
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
separate; respective; different
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
Tottori (city, prefecture)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
(set of) facial features; looks
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar