to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
living room (Western style); sitting room
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
combination microwave and (gas or electric bar) oven
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
all; entire; whole; altogether
personal; individual; private
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
unconditionally; as a rule
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
taste; palate; sense of taste
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)