to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to take a breath; to take a short rest
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
antiquity; the previous era
bonsai; miniature potted plant
like that; that way; thus
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
expression; look; countenance; face
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
two parts; two copies; the second part
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling