sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to press against each other; to huddle together
thought; consideration; thinking
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!