red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to summon courage; to be brave
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
protection against the cold
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
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
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained