to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
to have one's turn; to be on duty; to have one's inning
stairs; stairway; staircase
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
recollection; remembrance; reminiscence
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
small garden; small place
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
food and drink; eating and drinking
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
engagement; engage (e.g. angle)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
to order; to command; to appoint
meaning; significance; sense
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)