maintenance; preservation; improvement
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
very interesting; of great interest
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(opening of a) wound; cut
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
pressure; oppression; suppression
artery; arterial road; major route
medical book; medical text
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
enuresis; urinary incontinence
tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)