to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
drinking bout; merrymaking
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to finish; to end; to close
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
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.)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
thin dipping sauce for tempura
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
devil; evil spirit; genie
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
quickly prepared meal or dish
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)