charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
local sweets (sold as a souvenir)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
ōnamazu (giant catfish thought to cause earthquakes)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to appear all together; to be all present
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pickling in vinegar; vinegar pickles