sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
unrequited love; one-sided love
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
pending question; unresolved problem
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)