to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
flour; meal; powder; dust
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
moment by moment; hour by hour
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
call; summons; convening; convocation
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
finish; end; completion; result
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut