painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
myself; yourself; I; me; you