engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
that's the way it is; such is life
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
preserved food boiled in soy
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
both hands; both arms; ten
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
spider's thread; spider silk