break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
questions and answers; dialogue
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
suspicious-looking; fishy
broth made of fish and vegetables
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
fields (of rice and other crops)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
cold-weather damage (to crops)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
deceased; late; dead; departed
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
hollowing out; scooping out; gouging; drilling
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
tendency; trend; inclination
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible