way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
capacity; volume; capacitance
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
local specialty; special product (of a region)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
separate; special; another; separately
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
creation; generation; formation; derivation
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
engineer; technical officer
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)