mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
inside; interior; inner part
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be needed; to be wanted
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
in the meantime; meanwhile
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
the ocean; the great deep
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)