space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
chair; stool; post; office; position
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
shopping; purchased goods
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
chief; main; principal; important
last week; the week before
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
a little bit; a little while
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
green beefsteak plant; green perilla
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
wheat flour; flour made using wheat imported from America
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)