softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
vicious circle; vicious cycle
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
human kindness; human weakness
miniature garden; tray landscape
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
coloured sand (used for coating interior plaster walls)
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
fishing industry; fishery
port city; harbor city; harbour city
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
narrow margin; slim margin
draw (in competition); tie game
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
accept one who comes to you
landowner; landlord; landlady
absorption; suction; attraction
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch