sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
round shape; circle; circular form
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to present; to offer; to dedicate
to install; to equip; to mount
closure of a gate or door
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to make sense; to be meaningful
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
looks; personal appearance; features
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
actor; actress; player; performer
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
woman; lady; adult female
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
powerful family; powerful clan
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to be superior; to surpass