yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
gossip; corner of the mouth
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
pleasant feeling; good feeling
last night; yesterday evening
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
with these words; while saying
bureau; chest of drawers; cabinet
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)