to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
reading matter; reading material
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
silver utensil; silverware
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
set meal; special (of the day)
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
silence (not speaking); muteness
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
woman; lady; adult female
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still