lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
five (long cylindrical things)
on hand; readily available
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
gesture; sign; hand signal
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
profound (respect, gratitude, etc.); deep; careful (consideration)
wet nurse; nursing mother
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
for use by children; for children
naked person (esp. child)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute