to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
thrift; economy; frugality
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
proper; respectable; decent; honest
distrust; unjust suspicion
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fruit knife; paring knife