state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
small; fine; detailed; stingy
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
strong or bitter (green) tea
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
middle of the night; dead of night
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
older brother and younger sister
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
trivial; not amounting to much
with these words; while saying
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)