orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to be boiled; to be cooked
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
apt to think; tend to think
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to lean against; to set against
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
several minutes; a few minutes
fit; spasm; attack; seizure