thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to become red; to redden; to blush
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
one or two; a few; small number
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to say no more; to sink into silence
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
for your information; I'm telling you
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to sniff out; to get wind of
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
door; gate; opening; title page
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught