yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
May Queen (potato variety)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to peel; to skin; to pare
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)