thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
assorted grains; cereals; millet
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
luxury item; luxury goods
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to be the subject of attention; to call people's attention; to be the rage; to be of interest
to raise one's voice; to shout
curious; strange; unusual
vitality; energy; dynamism
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
training performed by an attacker and a defender, involving intentional openings
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
attractive face and figure
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
daily necessities; everyday item
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
unprecedented; never seen before
selling out; being sold out
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
trouble; bother; annoyance
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission