oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
hollowing out; scooping out; gouging; drilling
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)