life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to crawl out of; to creep out of
very much; exceedingly; extremely
inundation; submersion; flood
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to keep in mind; to memorize
detour; diversion; alternative route
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to write down; to record; to register
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
(short) rest; breather; break
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
light brown; golden brown
simmering; (boiling) gently
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to flavor; to flavour; to season
willpower; energy; vitality
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
fat; tallow; lard; grease
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
moment by moment; hour by hour
to become empty; to be emptied
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time