to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
shyness; bashfulness; shame
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
for the first time in one's life
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody