halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to look attractive; to look nice
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
directly; in person; firsthand
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to become settled; to be fixed
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
gastrointestinal disorder
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
long ago; a long time ago; already
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to set a ladder up against
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily