rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
regional cuisine; local cuisine
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
(another's) daughter; young lady
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
commencing with; including
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to think too much; to be over-concerned