experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
orders; instructions; directive; command
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
bottle used for warming sake
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
bowl of rice with food on top
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to badger; to pester; to beg
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
questions and answers; dialogue
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to send for (doctor, etc.)