reliance; trust; faith; confidence
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
nod; inclination of the head
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
although I say; although one might say; although called
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath