feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
talk; conversation; dialogue
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
dispersing; breaking up; running away
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to keep (a person) waiting
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
unnatural; affected; studied; forced