(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
general; popular; common; typical
good humour (humor); good mood
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to throw into; to dump in together
to be boiled; to be cooked
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
wooden framework; wooden frame; timberwork
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
dozens; scores of; decades
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift