to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
action of making something; -ification
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
legendary beast; magical beast
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
putting a name (self, company, etc.) on something (e.g. engraving, printing, etc.)
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
bento; Japanese box lunch
bento; Japanese box lunch
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
guess; conjecture; surmise
homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)