what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
hunger and thirst; starvation
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
price; cost; value; worth; value
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to have a meal (before doing something); to fortify oneself with a meal
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
image; figure; figure; form; image
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Diplomorpha sikokiana (species of flowering plant); paper made from the fibre of this plant
string made from twisted paper
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident