to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
pleasantly chewy (esp. noodles); having a good bite; firm and elastic; having body (esp. hair); springy and resilient; full-bodied (e.g. sound)
flour; powder (for polishing, dusting, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
udon with deep-fried tofu
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
comfort; consolation; diversion
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
udon, vegetables, fish, etc. in broth, served in a pot
completion; perfection; accomplishment
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest