weekend; Saturday and Sunday
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
on and after; from ... onward; since
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
househusband; stay-at-home dad
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation
the other day; a few days ago
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
more than usual (usu. time)
leisure; leisure time; spare time
little by little; bit by bit
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
clothes worn while one's other clothes are in the wash; cleaning or planing wooden furniture to revive it; reversing the book value of an asset to the acquisition cost at the beginning of the next accounting period
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire