cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
moisture; humidity; dampness
leavening agent (e.g. yeast)
Japanese hop (Humulus japonicus)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
handful; small amount; small number
paper-covered frame put over a hearth or brazier to make the fire last longer
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
water for washing or moistening one's hands
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
meat grinder; mincing machine; mincer
dice; die; baton (of command)
six to four ratio; sixty-forty
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
companion; company; tritagonist
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
sturgeon (esp. the green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up