to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
another's parent; another's parents
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
principal occupation; core business
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Japanese witch-hazel (Hamamelis japonica)