tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
bride's silk floss headdress; clumps of snow (on tree branches, stones, etc.)
match; game; bout; contest
pots and pans; kitchen utensils
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to smash down; to beat in
earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to become vulgar; to coarsen
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
leather-soled sandals (geta)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager