construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to pick up (with chopsticks); to take
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
three kinds; three varieties
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
justification; positioning; alignment
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
moment by moment; hour by hour
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew