to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
serves you right!; see what happens!
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
home delivery (of food); outside catering
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
first class plus; extra special
in proportion to; just as much as
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
way of eating; how to eat
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den