to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
way; method; means; resource; course
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to be found; to be discovered