subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
good feeling; feeling good
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
nervous; neural; neurogenic
gastritis; gastric catarrh
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
scale; scope; plan; structure
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
estimate (of costs); budget
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions