the other day; lately; recently
sampling food; tasting; trying
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
one meal; one meal (a day)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
flour; meal; powder; dust
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
is something that; is that which
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
preparation; arrangements
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
commuter; season-ticket passenger
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
that's the way it is; such is life
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before