serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
development; exploitation
all times and places; all ages and countries
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
ranging rook opening; strategy of initially moving the rook sideways
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
ten; 10; ten years of age
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
button (clothing); push-button
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
moment; brief space of time
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
static rook opening; strategy of leaving the rook in its initial position
classification; categorization; sorting
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
extensive knowledge; erudition
fucking; screwing; having sex
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else