moderate; proper; just right
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
man; male; masculine gender
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to miss a chance; to fail to do
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
while; during (the time when)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
story; tale; talk; discussion
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
such; like that; in that way
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
person unfit for society; misfit
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
business; errand; nature of one's business