black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
tonkatsu sauce; sauce made from ketchup, Worcester, soy, mirin, mustard, etc.
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
charcoal; charred remains
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...