space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
salt rubbing; sprinkling salt over a vegetable and rolling it on a cutting board
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
second (unit of time); arc second
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
heating; application of heat
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out