to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
drinking water; potable water
high rating; good reputation
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
more than anything; above all else
metallic sound; metallic clank
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
stepping back; drawing back
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
(one) could even say that
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
major war; great war; world war
dispute; argument; contention
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to finger; to tamper (with)
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
one person; another name; nickname; alias