apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to begin; to set about; to start
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
built-in kitchen; integrated kitchen system
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
spare time; free time; leisure time
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
immediately; right away; on the spot
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous