to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
voice quality; type of voice
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
tasteless and odorless; bland
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
school affairs; religious affairs