medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be boiled; to be cooked
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in order; in turn; one by one
strategy meeting; council of war
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
while; during; while; although; all; both
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
several years; a few years
scale; scope; plan; structure
ingredient; component; composition
environment; circumstance
plants and animals; flora and fauna
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture