to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
washing machine; (clothes) washer
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
eight minutes; triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to say; to tell; to state; to do
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
light brown; golden brown; tan
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
(someone else's) parents; both parents
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
admiration; wonder; astonishment
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen