to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
partly open; in half bloom
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
natto (fermented soybeans)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
rolled Japanese-style omelette
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
tall figure; high stature
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied