mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
good performance; good work; great success
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
rest; break; recess; intermission
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
finish; finishing; finishing touches
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
priest; (arch.) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryō system; (arch.) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (arch.) prominent member of a town; river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (arch.) (medieval) harbor manager
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
as a child; when one was a child
also known as; also called
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
stir-frying; stir-fry; stir-fried food