to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
thousand years; very long period; forever
time required; time taken; necessary time
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
based on; built on; made from
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
briskly with small steps; trotting
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to mix; to stir; to blend
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to be consistent; to be coherent
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
bento; Japanese box lunch
timewasting; killing time
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily