oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
understanding person; supporter
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
explanation; interpretation
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
round shape; circle; circular form
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
hard fight; difficult struggle
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
the place for; the time for; the level of
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province