handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
destination (in travel); place where one is staying
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
dwelling; house; residence; address
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone); cat's-eye (light-reflecting road stud)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
walking heavily; lumbering
to be found; to be discovered
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
description; describing; depicting
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
shoji (paper sliding door)