refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
looking depressed; long face
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to perform a small motion repetitively (e.g. picking or poking something)
all present; all concerned; all of us
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
boy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes; hairstyle inspired by such a doll (esp. for female children) (Edo period)
ahead; before; the future
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
business trip; official trip
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
commencing with; including
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle