to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
while; during; while; although; all; both
germination; sprouting; budding
third day of the month; three days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
commencing with; including
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)