bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
chopstick stand; weaning ceremony
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
end; close; conclusion; termination
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to go ahead; to pull ahead
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
vitality; (one's) life force
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
is something that; is that which
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise