use; utilization; utilisation; application
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
official in charge; person in charge
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
chopping board; cutting board
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
being good at cooking; good cook
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
while; even though; despite
for work; in a manner related to work
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
being startled; getting a shock
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
dishwashing; doing dishes
finishing blow; coup de grâce
perfect; complete; flawless
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship