soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
professor; teaching; instruction
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
polyvinyl chloride pipe; PVC pipe
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
repentance; confession; penitence
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
just as one was told; like she (he) said
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to put into the mouth; to eat
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
edge of the eaves; house frontage
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
on the occasion of; at the time of
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
strategy meeting; council of war
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma