sick person; patient; invalid
to take away; to carry away
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to bring; to take; to bring about
four (long cylindrical things)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
bento; Japanese box lunch
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to come and go; to go back and forth
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
shoji (paper sliding door)
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
to surround; to crowd around
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area