serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
will not do; do not; does not
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
management; administration; operation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve