bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
observation; survey; watching
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
you could say; you might say; verging on the
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
trouble; bother; annoyance
not caring; not giving a damn
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
air of seniority; patronizing attitude of a senior toward a junior
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
along the river; riverside
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter