to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to talk; to chat; to chatter
rather; better; instead; if anything
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to chase; to run after; to pursue
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched