to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
one by one; one at a time; in turn
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
notice; attention; observation
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
I have nothing to do with it
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
good at fighting; usually wins a fight