head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
reduction by half; halving
(some) more; even more; longer; further
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to mix; to stir; to blend
loss-of-coolant accident; LOCA
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
for use by children; for children
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
government office; agency; board