abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
a dime a dozen; two a penny
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
at; in; at; when; by; with
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
such; like that; that sort of
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
transferring; transitioning; changing; gift placed inside a container when returning it
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)