negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
moment by moment; hour by hour
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
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)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
seasoning; flavour; flavor
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
courteous; decorous; polite
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
what kind of; what sort of; what
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
covered in mud; mud-caked
wherein; therein; thereinto
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
campground; campsite; camping-ground
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
(death from) starvation; starving to death
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance