no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
directions; instructions; orders; command
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to entrust; to leave to a person
non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing