to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
superstition; superstitious belief
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to throw on the fire; to burn
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
heating power; thermal power; firepower
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
(small crunchy) dried sardines
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to distribute emergency rice
verbal message; word (from someone)
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
to bear fruit; to produce fruit