to straighten up; to sit upright
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
older sister and younger brother
one eye; one of one's eyes
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
distinction; discrimination
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
falling over; toppling sideways
root vegetables boiled in broth
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
attack; assault; attempt; try
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute