construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
from the beginning; from scratch
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
one's house; one's home; one's family
course; route; path; process; means
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to call a person's attention (to)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
systematic; regular; routine
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
moment by moment; hour by hour
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum); cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
tacit; unspoken; implicit
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
to be greenish; to be tinged green
evening departure; night departure
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)