to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to speak; to say; to vocalize
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
humanities and sciences; social sciences and hard sciences; context; (line of) reasoning
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
as far as the eye can see
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry