previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to fly around; to scatter
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
death penalty; capital punishment
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end