interval; break; pause; spare moment
beforehand; in advance; previously
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to soak; to steep; to macerate
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to become dim; to become blurred
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
fat; tallow; lard; grease
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to be conspicuous; to stand out
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
general; popular; common; typical
level; standard; water level
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that