to throw on the fire; to burn
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
legendary; fabled; fabulous
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
questions and answers; dialogue
meanwhile; in the meantime
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to begin to walk; to set out
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
proposal; offer; request; application
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to pay attention; to be watchful
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
quality (of a product or a service)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
journey; route of a journey
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights