kitchen; financial situation
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
family; members of a family
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Buddhist (household) altar
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
match (to light fire with)
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)