to breed (e.g. maggots); to let breed
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
water temperature (esp. bath)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
reproachful; hateful; bitter
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
counter for drops of liquid
simmer; bubble out; flow out
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
every person; each one; everybody
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
one scene (e.g. in a movie)