ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
to put into the mouth; to eat
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to form a pair; to pair up
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
richly colored; richly coloured
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
place to put something; storage space
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
still object; object at rest; still life (painting, drawing)
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless