action; operation; effect; function
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
football juggling; soccer ball juggling; lifting (in a rugby line-out); (breast) lifting surgery
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
meeting to show respect for the aged
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
leaving (fleeing) the capital
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to indicate; to show; to point to
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess