plain wood; unfinished woodwork
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
one's share; one's portion
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
flour; meal; powder; dust
noted product; local specialty
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to mix; to blend; to combine
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone