one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
stirring; slight movement
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
your body; your health; yourself; you
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
body and soul; mind and body
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
one's physical safety; personal security
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to throw oneself (into an activity)
identification papers; ID
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
freedom; free man; free woman
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
one's best interests; one's own good
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
all one has; all one's possessions
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
the human body; one's person
to detain; to take into custody
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
white fish; fish with white flesh
to make a success in life
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
fat (of meat); fatty meat
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
to have the memory of having done something oneself
identification papers; piece of identification; identity document; ID
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to have one's hair stand on end
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
neat (personal appearance); tidy
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
dressing oneself; personal grooming
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
identification; background check; identity confirmation
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
vanishing from sight (usu. via magic, camouflage. etc.); disappearing; hiding
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism
near oneself; close to one; familiar
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
what action to take; what to do with oneself
strutting; sticking out the chest
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
to behave oneself; to be prudent; to exercise self-restraint; to abstain (from frivolity, drinking, etc.)
to give one's everything; to do one's best
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
body of a garment; bodice
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
Onmyōdō spell for strengthening one's body
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
unsparing; without stinting; painstakingly; tirelessly
physical restraint (e.g. by police); (taking into) custody; detention
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray
personal belongings; personal effects
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
reference check (e.g. for a job)
to be stripped of all one has
wretched life; life of misery
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
at the risk of one's life; dead body
person always at one's side
living body; flesh and blood; fresh fish
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
fish having red flesh (e.g. maguro, katsuo, saba, iwashi)
one's living; one's livelihood
plate of assorted sashimi; selection of sashimi
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
status consciousness; perception of one's social status
ōmi yari; long-bladed spear (blades 60cm or more)
nothing ventured, nothing gained
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
pushing an opponent out with one's body
one's living; one's livelihood
(arch.) the real person; (arch.) said person; real thing; genuine article
self-conceit; neglecting one's health
to lose weight; to become thin
(being in) reduced circumstances; (having) fallen into poverty
fellow soldiers rely on one another; people in the same situation should help each other
unsparing; without stinting; painstakingly; tirelessly
turning a suspect over to the public prosecutor's office; committing a suspect to trial
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other); kimono made for young children
chaste woman; virtuous woman
misconduct; profligacy; licentiousness
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
striking techniques (judo)
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
to take good care of oneself
personal reference letter; personal reference guarantee
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
matters for identification; documentation
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
pork offal soup (specialty of Okinawa Prefecture)
big heads have little wit
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
passive form; passive voice
toddler clothes (by children after age 3, before age 5); baby clothes
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)
what chances to one man may happen to all; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
words betray one's character
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
it is easier to blame than do better; (lit.) instead of resenting others, resent yourself
life is transient; life is uncertain; memento mori; one's time (of death) is nigh; one's days are numbered
civil status; status (of a person) under the Civil Code
status offense; status crime; crime requiring a specific status (to commit)
bad deeds punish themselves; you reap what you sow
all that lives must eventually die
a watched pot never boils
nepotism; favoritism (towards relatives)
reference (e.g. for a job)
being able to live as an artist is no blessing
breast meat (poultry, esp. duck)
a quick thrust of the hand
too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man
moderation is its own medicine; take care of your stomach; don't overeat
bottom part of a lidded box (i.e. the box itself without the lid)
kanji "body" radical at left
apprehension (of a crime suspect); capture; detainment; arrest
kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
empty vessels make the most noise; (lit.) the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood; this physical body
single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath); cloth used for wiping the body; hand towel; ritual wiping of a deity's body or statue