thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
inside; interior; inner part
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
traditional Chinese medicine
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
all sorts of; all kinds of
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to