neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
everything; anything; nothing
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to boil, then discard the liquid (in order to remove astringency)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final