refined; admirable; superb
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
weakening; emaciation; decline
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to forget to put in; to leave out
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to hold something reverently with both hands
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop (e.g. of water); drip
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
appearance or style of a house
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
double; twice (as much); twofold
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady