to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
one's share; one's portion
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
offering something free as a promotion
seedling; sapling; young tree
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
coverall apron; cook's apron
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mountain road; mountain trail
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
moss phlox (Phlox subulata); moss pink
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)