to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to name; to call; to christen; to term
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
addition; increase; Canada
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
straight-laced person; stubborn person
offering (to a shogun, emperor, daimyo, kami or Buddha)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade