throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
that's the way it is; such is life
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
again; once more; a second time
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
while; during; while; although; all; both
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
honorific/polite/humble prefix
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly