somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
late at night; deep in the night
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
pregnancy; conception; gestation
memory; sense; experience
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to beat time; to mark time
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
one part; one portion; one section
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
weave; weaving; woven item
work; business; company; study