red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
celebration; auspicious occasion
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
living by oneself; living alone
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
number two; mistress; concubine
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one room apartment; studio apartment