director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
bacterium; bacteria; germ
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness