drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
gradually; slowly but steadily
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
sports-minded; sports-oriented
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
weird; strange; mysterious
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
gem; jewel; precious stone
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
staying behind; remaining; residual
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
seductive; sensual; coquettish
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
neglecting; leaving alone
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless