somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
European pear (Pyrus communis); common pear
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
just past noon; afternoon
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
wind music; wind instrument music
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate