seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ; to vary; to disagree
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
founder; originator; pioneer
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to