to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
way; method; means; resource; course
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
seasoning; flavour; flavor
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
and yet; though; when; in spite of
popular name; common name; given name
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)