to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
flour; meal; powder; dust
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
principal raw material; main raw material
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
three; three years of age
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
very interesting; of great interest