tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to order; to command; to appoint
meaning; significance; sense
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to lay aside; to set aside
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
spare time; free time; leisure
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
child born to one's current wife
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
cooking; food preparation
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack