indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
besides; in addition; also; moreover
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
program (e.g. TV); programme
producer (film, TV, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bread flour (high gluten); strong flour; hard flour
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
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
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to mix; to stir; to blend
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
form; shape; figure; visage
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)