restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
on the way back; when about to go back
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
chopping board; cutting board
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
how long; how far; how much
division into equal parts; equal parts
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
piece of meat; cut of meat
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish