set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
commerce; trade; business
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
revisiting; visiting again
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to mix; to stir; to blend
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
famous brand of sake; choice sake
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
chopping board; cutting board
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
creak; squeak; creaking sound
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy