wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
helping hand; help; support; aid
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
don't worry about it; forget about it
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
workaholic; person who is totally devoted to his work
complete recovery from illness
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
vitality; (one's) life force
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to do for (the sake of someone else)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to get thin; to taper off
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)