taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
floor heating; underfloor heating
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
protection against the cold
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
Thunberg spirea (Spiraea thunbergii)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
company president; manager; director
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Limited
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
photography; taking photographs
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
loving something but being very bad at it
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
home area; home town; local
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
to shed light; to cast light