to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to peel; to skin; to pare
gesture; gesticulation; motion
peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
starvation; famine; hunger
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
edict; public announcement
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
item; article; dish; course; finest item
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at