first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
story; tale; talk; discussion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
preparation; arrangements
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to