brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
now that you say that; now that you mention it
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
this and that; one thing or another
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
ten; 10; ten years of age
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
time; season; period; phase; stage
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
with these words; while saying
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
I see; that's right; indeed
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
without; but if; otherwise; or else
don't you think?; indicates question
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent