to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
preserved food boiled in soy
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
take care; take good care of yourself
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
release; liberation; acquittal
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
training; drill; practice; discipline
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be needed; to be wanted
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
cooking class; cookery school
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp