luckily; blessedly; fortunately
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands
how; in what way; how about; questionable
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
counter for (small) boats
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
stimulating; exciting; provocative
moving; touching; stirring
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
first time; first; initial
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to develop into a serious incident
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
curious; strange; unusual
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to refuse; to decline; to deny
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit