string made from twisted paper
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
small festival held the night before the main festival; eve of a festival
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to drop; to let fall; to omit
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
occasional; infrequent; rare
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to get out of bed; to show a leg