everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to lay aside; to set aside
moderate; proper; just right
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
light brown; golden brown
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
drop (e.g. of water); drip
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
Buddhism's highest paradise
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be boiled; to be cooked
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
(while) working in or at or for
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")