amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
as you see; as you can see
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
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
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
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
two persons; two people; pair; couple
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
sorry; excuse me; thank you
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
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)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness