contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to be muddy; to be slushy
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs, pluggers; jandals
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
persistence; single-mindedness
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
just because; even if; even though
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to lean against; to set against
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)