scenery; scene; landscape
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
for use of customers or guests
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
state of mind; mentality; psychology
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
fee; charge; rate; material
free (of charge); gratuitous
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
one day; (on) a certain day
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
parting; separation; farewell
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
that is to say; so that means
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
progress; advance; improvement; development