extent; scope; sphere; range; span
branch office; branch store
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
to be intimate with; to befriend
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
illustration (e.g. book); picture