painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
to fly around; to scatter
fireball; bolide; fireball
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears