it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (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); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
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 come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
don't worry about it; forget about it
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
wild wavy hair; "sauvage" hairdo
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
what kind of business; what sort of matter