angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
cooking; food preparation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
extensive knowledge; erudition
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
personal; individual; private
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
several people; a few people
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
moderate; proper; just right
to be boiled; to be cooked
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling