to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be needed; to be wanted
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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.)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
the last moment; the very end
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)