interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
while; during; while; although; all; both
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
godparent; first person to give something its name
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction