to dry up completely; to become stale
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
relatively; comparatively
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
recommendation; endorsement
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
big catch (fishing); good haul
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
to become sinewy; to behave formally
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
unsigned; without a signature
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
presence (impressive quality)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
breakthrough; great discovery
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish