to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
with a splash; with a plop
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
changing clothes; change of clothes
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
living room (Western style); sitting room
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
great difference; big difference; wide margin
trouble; bother; annoyance
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)