enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
round; spherical; circular
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
limbs; arms and legs; body
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
preserved food boiled in soy
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
red vinegar made from fermented sake lees; plum vinegar with perilla leaves added
had better ...; had better not ...
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
corporate earnings; corporate performance
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
extinction; annihilation; destruction
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling