being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
form; shape; figure; visage
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to check someone's temperature
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
rising; ascending; climbing
beyond that point; after that
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
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 put into the mouth; to eat
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
powdered cheese; cheese powder
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew