to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
presence (impressive quality)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to look upwards; to look up
historic; historical; traditional
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to pick up (with chopsticks); to take
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
three kinds; three varieties
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
justification; positioning; alignment
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
moment by moment; hour by hour