being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
willpower; energy; vitality
preservation; retainment; keeping
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
what do you want?; can I help you?
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
joke; playfulness; kidding around
street at night; making a night journey
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
absorption; suction; attraction
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
grated daikon; daikon grater
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
two grains; two drops; two bead
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)