to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to get someone to say; to make someone say
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
pots and pans; kitchen utensils
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
ballad; folk song; popular song
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
small attached annex; lean-to
separate room; special room
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
changing clothes; change of clothes
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
since our last meeting; since we parted
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to say; to tell; to state; to do
verbal message; word (from someone)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
this occasion; at this time; now
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)