to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
honorific/polite/humble prefix
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pitch forward; to fall forward
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
(having) two choices; choice between two things
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
for work; in a manner related to work
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
honorific/polite/humble prefix
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
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.)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
actuator; access mechanism (e.g. disk)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
way; method; means; (technical) specification