skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
just a minute; small quantity
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to invite in; to show someone in
to apologize; to apologise
(present) head of a family
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to breathe out; to exhale
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge