sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
though; notwithstanding; although
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to accept (a thing) with thanks
besides; in addition; also; moreover
woman; female; feminine gender
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to hand over; to surrender
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to draw upon one's profound knowledge
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
adds force or indicates command
preserved food boiled in soy
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to put into the mouth; to eat
even so; anyhow; at any rate