to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
thorough; exhaustive; complete
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
to maintain (preserve) peace
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
helper; assistant; help; assistance
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
technique; art; skill; move
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
half a ri (distance measure)
the way back; the way home; return trip