grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
TV stand; TV table; TV unit
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
hair on the back of one's head
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
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)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
going to school in groups
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
nanba walking; walking with the arm and leg on each side of the body moving in sync
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)