to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
at first; initially; in the beginning
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
opposite side; other side; other party
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop