onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tone (of voice); manner of talking
instant; moment; for an instant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
because of; owing to; due to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person