to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
standing firm; holding out
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to leave as is; to ignore
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
guricha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
health; healthy; sound; fit
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)