needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
that is to say; so that means
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
strawberry milk; strawberry-flavored milk; strawberries with milk
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
dessert of shaved ice, green tea syrup and red bean paste
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
consequently; as a result; in the end
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
shellfish; seashell; shell
clam digging (at low tide); clamming; shellfish gathering
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
house built on sand; house of cards
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)