counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
please (give me); please (do for me)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
cookware; cooking utensil
the same; the said; likewise
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
coarse (texture or grain)
netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling