messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
audio system; audio equipment
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
observation platform; lookout platform
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
composition; setting (of music)
vitality; (one's) life force
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
milk powder; baby formula
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
something or other; anything
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
between times; when there's a spare moment
standing; reserve; always having ready
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment