quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
nostrils; wings of the nose
about; concerning; related to; -ish
act of mercy; helping another person
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
endurance; perseverance; patience
threshold; breaking point
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
one more time; once more; once again
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
green beefsteak plant; green perilla
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal