(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
at least; at most; (even) just
full throttle; full power
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
preservation; retainment; keeping
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
both (people); the two of them
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
tag (children's game); tig
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
large serving; large portion
soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)