rice plant (Oryza sativa)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
cushion; pillow; mattress
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
unexpectedly; surprisingly
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
voluntary; optional; free; elective
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
diagonal move (in the game of go)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)