to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
if you think about it; come to think of it
for the first time in one's life
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
separate; special; another; separately
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
passing a bone fragment from one pair of chopsticks to another while placing the remains of the deceased in a funerary urn; two people picking up the same bone fragment with chopsticks at the same time; passing food from one pair of chopsticks to another (a breach of etiquette); two people picking up the same piece of food with chopsticks at the same time
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation