thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to mix; to stir; to blend
aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
taste; palate; sense of taste
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
all; entire; whole; altogether
earnings from a part-time job
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
sick person; patient; invalid
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to be infected; to be contagious
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
don't you think?; indicates question
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
while; during; while; although; all; both
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful