to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
why; how; for what reason
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
a person without a single relative
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
kindergartener; preschooler
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone