napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
teatime; tea break; coffee break
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
sincere; honest; faithful
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused