rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to rank next to; to come after
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to stop walking; to pause
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to refuse; to decline; to deny
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded