to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
beginning; outset; first; onset
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to throw into; to toss into
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
polish; grinding; sharpening
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
like this; this sort; this way
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; dust
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to flavor; to flavour; to season
after that; afterwards; thereafter
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
several types; several kinds; several species
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment