in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to go out and away; to leave
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to become empty; to be emptied
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to leave a dish half-eaten
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to tighten; to press hard
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to turn completely into; to become completely
way of reciting; way of telling a story
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to fall down with a "plop"
decision; determination; resolution
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on