be (that) as it may; having said that
new record (in sports, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to attempt; to test; to try out
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
at least; at most; (even) just
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
study; diligence; discount; reduction
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
society; the world; the times
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of