material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
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
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
to become better; to improve
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
meaning; significance; sense
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
second day of the month; two days
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)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
those (near the second person)
ingredient; component; composition
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
in succession; one by one
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)