lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
fee; charge; rate; material
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot