to be conspicuous; to stand out
lined (clothing, etc.); something lined
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
haori (Japanese formal coat)
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
outline; summary; gist; basic points
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
private records or documents
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); latch; lock
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
soroban bead with value one
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
Buddhist altar light; flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair