kitchen; financial situation; finances
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to stop walking; to pause
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
not understanding; not knowing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
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)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to dye; to colour; to color
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
husband and wife; married couple