basking in the sun; sunbathing
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
royal castle; imperial castle
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
contradiction; inconsistency
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
form; shape; figure; morph
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to encamp; to take up positions
groundwater; underground water