sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
when it becomes; when it comes to
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
cooking; food preparation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
charcoal; charred remains
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dozens; scores of; decades
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling