to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
staffing a restaurant, retail outlet etc. with one person (esp. during the night shift); one-man operation; one-person operation
new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
diagnostic agent (esp. pregnancy test)
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
distance travelled; mileage
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to get back together (with a former partner)
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
special price; bargain price
stone mortar; millstone; quern
ex-husband; former husband
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
paella (Spanish rice dish)
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
please sit down; please have a seat
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy