being good at cooking; good cook
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
(punishment by) striking with fists
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)