three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
root vegetables boiled in broth
to rule; to govern; to administer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
not yet known; unknown; strange
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
leader of a charge; first to arrive
you (plural); all of you; you all
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
skill; dexterity; proficiency
strength; power; proficiency; ability
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
novel; original; new; innovative
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
difficult problem; challenge
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)