food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
mountain road; mountain trail
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
how long; how far; how much
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
sun of wisdom; Buddha's or Bodhisattva's limitless light of wisdom
going to and fro; back and forth
instead; but (on the other hand)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
nine parts; nine percent; almost
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later