pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
marriage proposal; courtship
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
clanging; empty; deserted
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
national defence; national defense
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
to find out; to discover; to locate
leaving work (office, school) early
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
make; workmanship; preparation
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
contrary to one's expectations
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
a long time ago; long ago
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with