to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
process; course; mechanism
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
how many years; how long; what year
(how) many times; (how) often
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
point in common; common feature
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to dry up completely; to become stale
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific