allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
principle of laissez-faire
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
little by little; bit by bit
deep emotion; strong feelings
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
for a change; for variety's sake
something wrapped in a furoshiki
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
double bottom (ship, trunk, etc.); false bottom; double sole; double hull
amber; bright golden yellow
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
with a slip; with a slide
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
fighting spirit; (will to) fight