premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold