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
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)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
confections; sweets; candy; cake
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
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)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
mountain hamlet; mountain village
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
almost every day; almost daily
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
a short while ago; already
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe