chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
completely; absolutely; totally
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
bravery; courage; heroism
accident; emergency; calamity
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to come into being; to be born
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
like this; such; thus; in this way
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method