to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
municipal office; council; city hall
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
a well equipped with a pulley for drawing water
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
timetable; schedule; allocation of time (e.g. to tasks); time usage
starry handfish (Halieutaea stellata)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
directly opposite; right in front
house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.); contemptible person; skunk; wretch
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
whistle (sound made with the lips)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to forget to put in; to leave out
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
(Japanese-style) living room