to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact