to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sign; indication; omen; symptom
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to tighten; to press hard
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to leave a dish half-eaten
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
reduced-size edition (e.g. of a book); pocket edition; compact edition
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
part time (esp. female part time employees)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn