to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to jest; to clown (around)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to put a damper on proceedings (at a meeting, party, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to work hard; to be diligent; to do one's best; to try one's hardest; to exert oneself
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush