to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
evening meal; supper; dinner
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
expression; look; countenance; face
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
having said that; on the other hand
doing as one is told; yes-man
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
light brown; golden brown
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
(for one's stomach) to rumble
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
pupil; disciple; follower
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
seasoned vinegar used for preparing sushi rice
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)