to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
something; some kind of; for some reason
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I see; that's right; indeed
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
two persons; two people; pair; couple
bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia; Deutzia crenata
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
rice granules; coarse glutinous rice flour (often used in candy production)
to mix; to blend; to combine
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup