male instincts; male frivolity
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
magistrate; shogunate administrator
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
one by one; one after another; successively
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chicken broth; chicken soup
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to be at a loss for words
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
open every day of the year
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
spare time; free time; leisure time
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)