vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to spend time (on doing something)
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
kitchen; financial situation
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
store interior; inside of a shop
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
just because; even if; even though
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
finish; end; completion; result
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
cannot be compared with; no match for
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
inspection; examination; checking
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
in the same manner as before; the same as always
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
to be born; to come into this world