your home; your family; their home; (my) home
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
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)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
feeling; sense; impression
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon