happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
at long distance; in long intervals
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
Saitama (city, prefecture)
how long; how far; how much
division into equal parts; equal parts
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
final income tax return; final declaration; final report
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to forget to put in; to leave out