loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
general; popular; common; typical
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive