measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
boiling something whole (e.g. vegetable, fish); cooking something whole
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
half the body; half length
silent; still; quiet; hushed
touching; moving; painful
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
race (of people); type of person
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
fat; tallow; lard; grease
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
capital; funds; seed money; asset
customary use; common usage; general usage
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
flour; meal; powder; dust