water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to pass (of time); to elapse
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to employ; to hire; to charter
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to speak; to say; to vocalize
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
kitchen; financial situation
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
notice; notification; report; posting
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated