entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
hostility; antagonism; opposition
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
almost; roughly; approximately
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
outside of; not covered by
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
street stall; stand; booth
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch