to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
many people; a large number of people
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
colour; color; hue; tints
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
three-line classified advertisement
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged