dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
even if not; even without
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
episode; anecdote; vignette
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
rationalization; justification
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
one's share; one's portion
to drink up; to drain (cup)
very; extremely; excessively
annual (plant); first-year student