to boost; to force up; to push up
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
magic; sorcery; incantation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
sense of humor; sense of humour
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
nervousness; oversensitivity
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
curious; strange; unusual
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below