frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
home gardening (esp. food); home growing
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
summertime; summer season
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to have an eye on; to zero in on
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
both; both sides; both parties
to fall in love (with); to love
immortal; undying; indestructible
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry