deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
top of the head; crown of the head
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
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
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
such; this sort of; like this
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be silent; to say nothing
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
all; entire; whole; altogether
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)