to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to be able to manage somehow or another
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
air of luxury; high class feel
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
underground; subterranean
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to wash away; to rinse off
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
this for sure; certainly is
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)