cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
sincere; earnest; serious
sincere; honest; faithful
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to overflow from something full
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
yeast mash; yeast starter
yeast mash; yeast starter
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
vitality; energy; dynamism
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be excited; to be elated
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
high efficiency; high performance
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
speaking voice; talking voice
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko