to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
charcoal; charred remains
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to be sooty; to be stained
droplight; hanging lamp; pendant; pendent lamp; swinging lamp
trap door; removable floor boards
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch