cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
all sorts of; all kinds of
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
secretary; councillor; councilor
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
go on!; right!; here goes!
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)