book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
everyday life; daily life
technical skill; ability; capacity
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
vulva; female genitals; female genital area
oneself and others; subject and object; transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
for your information; I'm telling you
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
shellfish; seashell; shell
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
hedge; fence; border; limit
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
filtration; filtering; percolation
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt