dealing with; coping with
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
patterns of thinking; train of thought
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
successively; one after another
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
within; inside of; less than
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
average height; average body height
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
Labrador (dog breed); Labrador retriever
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
interior; inside; internal
intelligence gathering; information gathering
covert action; covert operations
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)