cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to overdo; to do too much
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
fat; tallow; lard; grease
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
youthful; young; young-looking
slim; slender; slight; delicate
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to mix; to stir; to blend
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
well-cooked; well-done; browned
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion