small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
dark soy sauce; regular soy sauce
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
charcoal; charred remains
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
only; merely; but; no more than
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
such a thing; something like that
to entrust; to leave to a person
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
all; entire; whole; altogether
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
even if; if; though; despite; even
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)