to need; to call for; to require
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to (a place); until (a time)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
program (e.g. TV); programme
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
wish; desire; request; prayer
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
several times; a few times
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
Trichinella spiralis; pork worm
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater