basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
silver ring; bicycle wheel; bicycle
to jump up and down; to hop
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
deadly serious; deadly earnest
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
grandfather; male senior-citizen
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
to threaten by outward appearance; to use bluff to intimidate; to make empty threats
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
custom; habit; customary practice
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
January; first month of the lunar calendar
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability