to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
action; operation; effect; function
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
self-control; self-restraint
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
barker; tout; hawker; calling out to potential customers
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only