to attempt; to test; to try out
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
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
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
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)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
while; during; while; although; all; both
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance