to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
import; importation; introduction; afferent
American continent; the Americas
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
calls and sounds made by insects
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
paper tube; cardboard tube
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to burst open; to pop; to split
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel