obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
but; however; provided that
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
news; word; tidings; omen
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
at least; at most; (even) just
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's Eve; December 31
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price