hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
business; errand; nature of one's business
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
to take over; to hand over
near oneself; close to one; familiar
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
complete change; about-face
day and night; turning night into day
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
even though it is not; despite not
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy