dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
with a collapse; with a slump
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
danger; peril; hazard; risk
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
with a splash; with a plop
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
this world; this life; world of the living
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period