to need; to demand; to take; to require
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
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.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
stealthily; secretly; in secret
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
good feeling; feeling good
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
form; shape; figure; visage
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
appearance; figure; shape; form
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass