studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to begin to walk; to set out
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
retreating figure; appearance from behind
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
your husband; her husband
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
fish salted and dried overnight
light (e.g. colour, color)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
shellfish; seashell; shell
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
etc.; et cetera; and so on
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to entertain; to make welcome
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even