bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
in turns; alternately; in order
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
recollection; reminiscence
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
living person; the living
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to peel; to skin; to pare
public organization; public organisation
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
(hand) towel; handkerchief
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
income; receipts; revenue
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
amount of money; sum of money