seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
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
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
clearing one's throat; cough
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
close; intimate; on good terms
little by little; bit by bit
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
that day; the very same day
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded