difficult to eat; unpalatable
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
supply; provision; raising; procurement
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to be too numerous; to be too much
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
while; during; while; although; all; both
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
considerably; greatly; a lot
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
after a long time; for the first time in a while
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(right at the) side; just beside