incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to say no more; to sink into silence
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to lean against; to set against
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
ancient city; former capital
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
in deep black; in jet black
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
both; both sides; both parties
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
silence (not speaking); muteness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to become empty; to be emptied
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
boisterously; roughly; briskly
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken