kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
briskly; quickly; promptly
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
three; three years of age
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
heap; pile; stack; full measure
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)