piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
New Year's Eve; end of the year
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
study; learning; tutorial
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
manners; courtesy; etiquette
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
that day; the very same day
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
alone; by oneself; on one's own
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to move (house); to change residence
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
home delivery (of food); outside catering
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat