wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
one's younger days; when one was young
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
family-oriented; familial
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
personal feelings; self-interest
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
changing one's clothes; change of clothes
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
good news; happy news; glad tidings