rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
going home from work; on the way home from work
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
done; just done; just finished
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
insight; power of observation
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
brand name; trade name; product name
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
condor (incl. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to be at a loss; to be in a corner