chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
falling apart while cooking
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
prayer for school success
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
pessimism; negative thinking
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to keep a house; to run a household
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
different (from); not the same (as)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
new product; new line (of products)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
evening meal; dinner; supper
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
tingling; stinging; pungently
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate