shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
skimmer (kitchen utensil)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
still better; even better
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
so; like this; in this way
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
proud; having a prominent nose
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
wherein; therein; thereinto
rope; cord; policeman's rope
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
miso soup with pork or chicken (originally boned chicken chunks) with daikon, carrots, great burdock or sweet potatoes; meat chowder
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares