to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to mix; to blend; to combine
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
name; given name; first name
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to have a talk; to tell a story
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)