close; intimate; on good terms
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
anything and everything; just about everything
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
grave maintenance; grave keeper
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata)
to thrust down; to push off
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to finish reading; to read through
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
fully prepared; all ready
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
from the beginning; from scratch
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage