making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
just a minute; small quantity
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
transcendence; excellence; superiority
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love