mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be transparent; to show through
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
thin dipping sauce for tempura
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
confections; sweets; candy; cake
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
physical work; manual labour (labor)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to lose one's way; to get lost
to move (house); to change residence
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless