bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
tinder; touchwood; charcloth
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
bringing; taking; carrying
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
by itself; automatically; naturally
reflective water surface; reflecting water