village headman; village mayor
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
negotiations; discussions; connection
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
authority; power; influence
had better ...; had better not ...
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
right (to do something); authority; power
armed might; military power; the sword; force
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that