chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
preserved food boiled in soy
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
in that manner; like that
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
notice; attention; observation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage