after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
village headman; village mayor
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
village; hamlet; settlement
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
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
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat