to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to begin talking; to open up
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
charming; fascinating; attractive
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to jar; to creak; to grate
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
conviction; belief; confidence
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve