store selling boiled vegetables, fish, etc. (Edo period); boiled-food vendor (Edo period)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
grated daikon; daikon grater
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be found; to be discovered
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
a long time ago; in those days
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time