to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
appearing to have; seeming to be
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
unavailable; unobtainable; not available
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
criticism; critique; review; commentary
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
while; during (the time when)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
after school (at the end of the day)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry