state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
such; this sort of; like this
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
with a start; with a jump
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
difference; discrepancy; variation
namesake; person with the same name
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
that is to say; so that means