to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
meanwhile; in the meantime
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
letter; missive; note; mail
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
come out!; where are you?
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
rather; sooner; preferably
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
traditional Japanese handball game
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
godparents; foster parents
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)