to begin; to set about; to start
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
maid; helper; help; assistance
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
otherwise; or else; if not
to slide into; to slip into
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
don't worry about it; forget about it
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)