mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
first generation; founder
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
while moving; on the move
riding together; riding with
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
magistrate; shogunate administrator
bento; Japanese box lunch