lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
salted kōji (traditional condiment)
water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness
chopping (vegetables) into chunks
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
news of someone's death; obituary
premature death; untimely death; dying young
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
in name only; titular; nominal
only recently; just of late
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to get tired out; to be exhausted
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
human relations; personal relationships
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
single word; a few words; brief comment