theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
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
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
pleasant feeling; good vibes
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
meaning; significance; sense
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
I see; that's right; indeed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good-looking; fair; beautiful
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of