to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
story; tale; talk; discussion
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
one by one; one after another; successively
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
item; article; dish; course; finest item
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest