hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
training; drill; practice; discipline
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
while; during; while; although; all; both
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
tool; implement; means; furniture
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
had better ...; had better not ...
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)