third day of the month; three days
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
promising without due consideration
double; twice (as much); twofold
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
outside of; not covered by
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water; watery mash left over from making soy sauce
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
conversely; on the contrary
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to mow; to reap; to harvest
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
milk (of a mammal); latex (milky fluid found in plants)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
wheat straw; barley straw
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat