to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
way of reciting; way of telling a story
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
manipulation of information; spin
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
sake for moon viewing parties
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
primary school; elementary school; grade school
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form