to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
cookware; cooking utensil
infancy; childhood; tender age
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
moderate-temperature burn; cold burn
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
depravity; corruption; degradation
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
very much; very many; more and more
official name; formal name
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover