to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
that's the way it is; such is life
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
how; in what way; by what means
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to blow through; to blow across
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up