sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
finger; hands and fingers; hands
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
with a start; with a jump
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
tenement house; row house
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
from the viewpoint of; according to
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
endurance; perseverance; patience