base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
plural; multiple; several
coincident with; while; simultaneously
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
by myself; in person; by oneself
to attempt; to test; to try out
all you want; as much as one wants
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of