Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
best regards; please take care of; please do
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
isolation room; quarantine room; isolation ward
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
uselessly; pointlessly; in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; idly
washing; cleansing; cleaning; irrigation
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay