capacity; volume; capacitance
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
about; concerning; related to; -ish
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
now that; since; so long as; because
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to tower above; to stand out
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
level; standard; water level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
drama; theatre; theater; play
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
recollection; reminiscence
to ask a question; to ask questions
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
rice cooked with matsutake
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae