to feel depressed; to be down
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
good-quality; superior in quality
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post