materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
wet nurse; nursing mother
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
that sort of; that kind of; that (over there); like that; in that way; so
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
feel (to the foot); feel (underfoot)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)