at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
caller; visitor; company; guest
to get hungry; to become hungry
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
maid; helper; help; assistance
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
dish dressed with sesame sauce
to pass (of time); to elapse
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
public holiday; celebration (of)
(overnight) stay; lodging
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
to raise one's voice; to shout
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble