mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
emergency transport; ambulance transport
demanding; difficult; strict
traditional Chinese medicine
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
to sob; to be choked with tears
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
the right person in the right place
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to understand (each other); to comprehend
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
set meal; special (of the day)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
in perfect form; going swimmingly