senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
door; gate; opening; title page
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
conviction; belief; confidence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
beginning; clue; starting point
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
thought; consideration; thinking
climax; peak; zenith; apex
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
high-quality goods; luxury item
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one