hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(social) class; rank; grade
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
family; members of a family
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
long; drawn-out; very long
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)