to become the subject of rumours or conversations
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
crushed rice; tiny pieces of rice
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper end; top; tip; top edge
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
day by day; every day; by the day
gesture; sign; hand signal
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
middle of the night; dead of night
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
charcoal; charred remains
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach