to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
piece; fragment; one (object)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
two (long cylindrical things)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
invitation; introduction; temptation
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
towering; astonishingly high
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
gallant figure; impressive figure; noble appearance
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
second; number two; runner-up
supporting role (actor); minor role
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
dish dressed with sesame sauce
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
even more; still more; further