to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
needy circumstances; living in poverty
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
Japan's best; number one in Japan
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to mix; to stir; to blend
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
boarding house; school dormitory
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
bento; Japanese box lunch