example; simile; metaphor; allegory
death penalty; capital punishment
goodbye; farewell; so long
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
new life; fresh start; new routine
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
established practice; custom
separate; respective; different
cooking; food preparation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
seasoning; flavour; flavor
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
chewy; springy; (slowly and) steadily; patiently; fap fap; jerking off
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to get hungry; to become hungry
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
large shrimp; king prawn; lobster
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag