freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
eating; bite (in fishing)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher