small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be needed; to be wanted
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
drawer unit (next to a desk); return
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
decoration; ornament; trimmings
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
door; gate; opening; title page
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
urban areas; the streets; town; city
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
open; spacious; extensive