to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
will not do; do not; does not
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)