ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
memory; ability to remember
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
general term; generic name
unicellular organism; monad
shellfish; seashell; shell
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to breathe out; to exhale
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
going up and down; rising and falling
it's not like; it isn't as if
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
at someone's (something's) mercy
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
topic of discussion; agenda
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
elective subject or course
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)