katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
... and eastward; east of
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
at long distance; in long intervals
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint