to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
no matter how much time passes
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
discuss thoroughly; deal exhaustively with
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
no, not like that (but like this)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to stop midway; to interrupt
I see; that's right; indeed
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
reaction; response; reaction
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
castella (type of sponge cake)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shoji (paper sliding door)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
considerably; greatly; a lot
silence (not speaking); muteness
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe