to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
river; stream; River; the ... river
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
republicanism; cooperation; working together
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
silence (not speaking); muteness
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
towel twisted into a headband
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try