camp stool; folding stool
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
black lustre; black luster
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
whole face; all over one's face
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about