live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
(another person's) nephew
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in that way; like that; that way
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
fate; chance; relationship; tie
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
should not be; must not be
parental love or affection
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be infected; to be contagious
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)