movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to stop walking; to pause
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
cannot be compared with; no match for
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to talk; to chat; to chatter
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
this world; this life; world of the living