polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
nth district of a town; nth city block
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
stable boy; stable hand; groom
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
both eloquent and skilled
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
all-purpose kitchen knife; santoku knife
servant; janitor; messenger
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
person who carries a palanquin; palanquin bearer
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
all-purpose kitchen knife
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
kitchen knife for sashimi
(light) scoring (in cooking)
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
incorrect collating; pages out of order
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
(sound of) hitting repeatedly; pummelling; clashing; clacking; clicking (e.g. of go stones)
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
A, B, C and D; first, second, third and fourth
single letter; single character
all-purpose kitchen knife
Japanese-style kitchen knife (esp. with single-beveled blade)
the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period
nakiri knife; vegetable knife
Fire Sheep (44th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
chōgin (Edo-period silver coin shaped like a sea cucumber)
misbound book; incorrectly collated book; book with pages out of order
below adult age; one's minority
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
eloquent and skilled (worker)
man in good health between 21 and 60 years of age to whom applied various corvee and taxes (under the ritsuryō system)
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
eloquence; cleverness in speaking
being unfit for duty in the former Japanese military (due to failing the conscription physical); person who is unfit for military duty
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
Western-style kitchen knife (esp. with double-beveled blade)
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome); Roman
roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)
Fire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
polite style; polite Japanese
assistant to a prison warden; jailer
both eloquent and skilled
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
meddling; butting in (wherever one can); sticking one's nose into (e.g. a conversation); person who meddles in everything; person butting in a lot; busybody
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
(sound of) hitting repeatedly; pummelling; clashing; clacking; clicking (e.g. of go stones)
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
snowrose (Serissa japonica); tree of a thousand stars; Japanese boxthorn
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period
oicho-kabu (traditional gambling game)
fourth division of the night (approx. 1am to 3am)
meddling; butting in (wherever one can); sticking one's nose into (e.g. a conversation); person who meddles in everything; person butting in a lot; busybody
man between 61 and 65 (ritsuryō system)
eight (in mekuri karuta); (arch.) third-rank prostitute in the Kyoto red-light districts
Argentine ant (Linepithema humile)
T-square (technical drawing instrument)
number of leaves (in a book, esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); number of sheets; even number
T-square (technical drawing instrument)
paging; pagination; numbering
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
two sickles used in Okinawan Kobudo
collation of sections (bookbinding); gathering
collation of sections (bookbinding); gathering
courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party)
quire (bookbinding); gathering; section; signature
quire (bookbinding); gathering; section; signature
period play set in the Edo period; period drama
old and lightly handicapped men (ritsuryō system)
men pressed into forced labor (ritsuryō system); palanquin bearer (Edo period)
men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryō system)
young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryō system); commoner; servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master
just-noticeable difference; JND
towns and villages (official urban area classification)
signature; print signature
with a chopping sound (of an axe); with a thump (when hammering a post into the ground)
with a chopping sound (of an axe); with a thump (when hammering a post into the ground)
Chinese chef's knife (resembles a cleaver)
clove cherry (Prunus apetala)