encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
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
way of solving (a problem); solution
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
reduction by half; halving
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
bento; Japanese box lunch
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
so; like this; in this way
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis