article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become better; to improve
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to say; to be called; to do
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
breathing of a sleeping person
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to recover consciousness; to come to
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
one more time; once more; once again
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)