coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
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)
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
(United States of) America; USA
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
briskly; quickly; promptly
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
bearing; heading; point of the compass
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
Sutra of Immeasurable Life
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed