to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(Japanese-style) living room
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
show (blood-stained mucus discharge that happens towards the end of pregnancy); bloody show; signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings; mark; sign
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
footwear; footgear; shoes
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
younger people; future generations
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
midwinter; dead of winter
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
in succession; one after another
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
fabrication; lie; fiction