to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
setting a place; setting the table
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
proposal; offer; request; application
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to accept; to receive; to agree
form; shape; figure; visage
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
that is to say; so that means
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
being good at cooking; good cook
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
day by day; every day; by the day
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)