to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
versatility; multiplicity of use
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
no wait state memory (memory the CPU can access without requiring wait states); instant (e.g. for display speed of text in computer games)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to compose; to put together
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)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
(for the) first time in one's life
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
processed goods; finished goods
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
meanwhile; in the meantime
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to encamp; to take up positions