quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
declaration; proclamation; announcement
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!