to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
visitor from afar; foreign visitor
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
choking; stifling; suffocating
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
sizzling (of cooking meat, fat, etc.); chirring (of cicadas, etc.); shrilling; buzzing (of a machine, appliance, etc.); humming
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to change the position of
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(some) more; even more; longer; further
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to repeat; to do over again
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
coastal defense; coastal defence