wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
smelting furnace; blast furnace
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
many people; a large number of people
going to and fro; back and forth
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to be busy at work; to work diligently
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
completion; perfection; accomplishment