to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to relax; to feel at home
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
forcibly; against one's will
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
it's no joke; gimme a break!
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night