to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
experiential; empirical; experimental
opinion; point of view; visual point
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
good performance; good work; great success
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
essence; true nature; substance; reality
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
study; research; investigation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
to increase; to add to; to augment
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be intimate with; to befriend
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane