kindness; intimacy; friendship
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
fee; charge; rate; material
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
very; extremely; excessively
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to entrust; to leave to a person
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
as a child; when one was a child
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to accept; to receive; to agree
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
ratio; proportion; percentage
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
high-class restaurant; high-end store
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than