to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
willpower; energy; vitality
to be able to manage somehow or other
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to lay aside; to set aside
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
several years; a few years
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
as a child; when one was a child
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
citrus; citrus fruit; citrus (as a fragrance category; in perfumes, detergents, etc.); citrus scent
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
in proportion to; just as much as
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
principal occupation; core business