visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
less than ...; smaller ...
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
former name for makushita division
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
unspecified large number (of people)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
coagulant; coagulating agent
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour