broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
broadcasting station; broadcaster
natto (fermented soybeans)
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
machine parts; machinery; equipment
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
interrupting a game; time out
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to be damaged; to receive damage
dullard; indecisive person
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
critical moment; do-or-die situation
in a little while; in a bit
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)