quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
share (in a company); stock
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to go out and away; to leave
fine weather; fair weather
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to face on; to look out on to
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
condition; state (of health); appearance
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
castella (type of sponge cake)
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
all; everyone; everybody; everything
middle of the night; dead of night
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly