to begin; to set about; to start
one by one; one after another; successively
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
had better ...; had better not ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
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
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
Japanese food; Japanese meal
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
going through; going via; going by way of
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch