modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to fan; to incite; to instigate
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
one-year-old; one year old
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
3rd day of the month; three days
the front; honest; upright; decent
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
not caring; not giving a damn
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
at the window; by the window; next to the window
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
binoculars; field glasses
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action