I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
your acquaintance; people who know
of course; certainly; naturally
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
rest; break; recess; intermission
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to not believe one's ears
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included