to set on fire; to ignite
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
way of eating; how to eat
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
again (and again); once again; yet again
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
dozens; scores of; decades
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to reflect; to throw back light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright