(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
several people; a few people
drinking bout; merrymaking
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
corridor; hallway; passageway
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
shoji (paper sliding door)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month