to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to frolic about; to mess around
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
inspector general; commissioner
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
favorite; favourite; habitually used
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
to grow taller (of people)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
for a while; for some time; for a period
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
husband and wife; married couple
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)