to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
(single-industry) industrial union
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
Japanese clethra; tree clethra; clethra barbinervis
casting; cast-metal object
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
one by one; one each; one at a time
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
round shape; circle; circular form
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
neighbor with just a wall between; neighbour with just a wall between
naughty; mischievous; unruly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings