to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
agreement; stipulation; contract
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
preparation; arrangements
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
incessantly; without a pause
alternately; in succession
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
entertaining someone as one's guest
evening meal; dinner; supper
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to play (a stringed instrument)