close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
briskly; quickly; promptly
to put into the mouth; to eat
periodic; regular; routine
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to work hard; to work diligently
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
distant look; faraway look
impossible to do (although wants to)
role-playing; roleplaying
don't worry about it; forget about it
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
womanly; ladylike; feminine
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
face with no make-up; sobriety
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
condensation; formation of dew