Nounscratch

Noun, Suru verbsitting up straight

Noun, Suru verbsitting up in bed

Noun, Suru verbkneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels

Nountools and materials; equipment and materials

Nounmachinery and materials; equipment · materials for manufacturing machinery

Nounmincing; cutting; chopping; notch; nick · rapping (a percussion instrument); beating · shredded tobacco

Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verbto mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred · to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch · to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments

Nounsign; indication; omen; symptom

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting; disconcerting

I-adjective (keiyoushi)affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving

I-adjective (keiyoushi)affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving

Nounstairs · stairs at the front of a noh stage

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verbto show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of) · to bud; to germinate; to sprout

Nountool; utensil; implement

Nounwooden plate

Nounpure sake; pure rice wine; undiluted sake; unadulterated sake

Nounbase (e.g. of an ointment or suppository)

Nounsubstrate; base material; matrix; backing; carrier

Nounnotch; nick; marks on a ruler

Nounmincing steps

Nounincrement; step value

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)in steps of; in units of; calculated by

Nounstride

Nounequipment room; equipment store (storage space)

Godan verb with 'su' endingto carve out

Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verbto etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

Nounorthopnoea; orthopnea

Nounalmandine

Nounchopped leeks

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto engrave; to carve out

Nounshredded tobacco; pipe tobacco

Nounmarquisate; marquessate; principality

Nountwo swords · being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields · liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well

Nounwakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

Nounkatana and wakizashi

Nounkatana and wakizashi

Nounlonger type of wakizashi (short sword) · gambler

Nounlonger type of wakizashi (short sword)

Nounkabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre) · Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)

NounSakizaya (people)

NounNansō Satomi Hakkenden (1814-42; novel in 106 volumes by Kyokutei Bakin); Eight Dog Chronicles; Tale of Eight Dogs; Biographies of Eight Dogs