bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
leadership; initiative; spearhead
singing contest; person proud of their voice
such; like that; in that way
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
number; number plate; license plate
original song; original melody
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
all present; all concerned; all of us
magnolia leaves grilled with miso and negi
set meal; special (of the day)
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
to be boiled; to be cooked
to eat too much; to overeat
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding