secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
forcibly; by force; against one's will
prime minister; premier; chancellor
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
retainer; attendant; escort
to ask a question; to ask questions
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
absorption; suction; attraction
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
quilted pad for beds, etc.
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
on board a ship; aboard a ship
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
new life; fresh start; new routine
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
two classes; double; two sets
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the thing itself; thing-in-itself (in Kantianism)