to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
curiosity; inquisitiveness
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
choices; alternatives; options
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow