muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to carry; to bring (to a place)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
leaving everything up to someone else
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
morning; forenoon; just before noon
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
switching over to; migration; transition
during; for the duration of
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
strongish; somewhat strong
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
transportation rates or expenses
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)