to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
manners; behavior; behaviour
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
theatre; theater; playhouse
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
real thing; original; actual
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to focus on; to bring into focus
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
genius; prodigy; natural gift
type of crêpe; gauze crêpe
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers