feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
great success; huge success
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
about; on; regarding; per; for every
various articles; various items; various kinds
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not