reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
of no interest; not interested
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
consequently; as a result
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
kitchen; financial situation
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
like this; this sort; this way
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to knock down; to knock off
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink