dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
irritation; annoyance; frustration
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
don't you think?; indicates question
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
should; must; -able; probably; likely
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
outsider; someone outside of a group
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
prior investment; upfront investment
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
free (of charge); gratuitous
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
you (plural); all of you; you all