even if not; even without
match (to light fire with)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
smoothly; easily; readily
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
dawning (of a new era); dawn
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss