book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
chilly; unpleasantly cold
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
stone mortar; millstone; quern
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
substantial matter; significant item
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
(not so) much; (not) very
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires