something or other; one thing or another; this or that
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
at once; there and then; immediately
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
together with; same; both; all; including ...
shoji (paper sliding door)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
round, wooden container for cooked rice
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
one's share; one's portion
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
great difference; big difference; wide margin
profit; gains; (one's) share; portion; (arch.) earnings from land tax (feudal Japan)
secret; private; surreptitious
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
war situation; progress of a battle
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
fruit of a tree; nut; berry