foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
pointing out; identification
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
to go past; to pass; to pass by
kitchen; financial situation
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
preparation; arrangements
silence (not speaking); muteness
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
young owner; young proprietor
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
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)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged