twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
charcoal; charred remains
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
preparation; arrangements
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
so; to such an extent; such
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
being good at cooking; good cook
productive; constructive; meaningful
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
on duty; at work; while working
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
within; inside of; less than
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
third day of the month; three days
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares