to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
late at night; small hours of the morning
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
monetary; financial; pecuniary
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to be boiled; to be cooked
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to mix; to stir; to blend
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
wearing one's hair in braids
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know