to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
daily necessities; everyday item
to buy again; to buy anew
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
grudge; complaint; reproach
intropunitive; self-punishing
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
(someone else's) parents; both parents
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
pressure; oppression; suppression
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination