evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(together) with; -wide; including
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
important matter; matters of weight
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.)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
newly washed hair; wet hair
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
without; but if; otherwise; or else
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
second (unit of time); arc second
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be worried; to be troubled
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to shake one's head (in denial)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve