to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to become empty; to be emptied
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
kitchen; financial situation
way of eating; how to eat
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
accurate; correct; precise; exact
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
while; during (the time when)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)