unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to be itching to put one's skills to use
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
to fill (a glass) with water
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
one's house; one's home; one's family
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
particular; hard to please; fussy
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
root; joint; base; crotch
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation