to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
to happen to meet; to come across
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
unidentifiable; unidentified
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated