to complete decisively; to do to completion
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
stealthy steps; soft steps
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
taste; palate; sense of taste
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
way of eating; how to eat
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
before the gate; in front of the gate
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
both; many; various; together
perishable foods; perishables
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to awake from one's sleep
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
soft hair; villus (intestinal)
limited time; limited-time offer
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
possible; likely; probable
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
this day last week; a week ago today