taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
two equal parts; exactly two parts
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
selling at a sacrifice; amazing bargain; fire sale
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
(your) choice; preference; wish
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
benevolent act; healing act
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
to cause a person trouble
exploitation; overuse; abuse
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
advance; moving forward; progress
to read (a book, etc.) over again
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
diary shared between friends (who take turns writing entries); exchange diary
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)