to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine (popular in the Edo period)
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
ripple (on water); wavelets
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
great and small; in detail; all
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
two colours; two varieties; two types
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
fake; forgery; counterfeit; unusual item; something strange
eating; bite (in fishing)
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc.
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
seven (long cylindrical things)