thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to satisfy one's appetite
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
again; once more; a second time
ago; since; before; previous
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
(pair of) wooden doors in the interior of a home; door to a pavilion in a Heian period palace
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to apologize; to apologise
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
one's deceased elder brother