victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to collect; to assemble; to gather
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Japanese dressmaking; kimono making
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to steal; to rob; to take away
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner