brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
infancy; childhood; infant; child
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
mending; revision; supplementation; (dental) prosthesis; prosthetic
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
Kisen (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
witty; smart and polished
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to want; to seek; to request
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well