a little; a bit; slightly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to mix; to stir; to blend
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to get slightly dirty (all over)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
government service; the bureaucracy
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
willpower; energy; vitality
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances