to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
something; some kind of; for some reason
to begin talking; to open up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(clenched) fist; knuckles
ice house; ice room; cold room
rather; sooner; preferably
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
joint together; opposite; facing
opening fully; full throttle; full power
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
well-bred; of good upbringing
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to become empty; to be emptied
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to become better; to improve