chai (black tea with milk, sugar and spices); masala chai
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
branch office; branch store
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be in the process of being ...
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
even if not; even without
living thing; living creature; animal; life
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness