seasoning; flavour; flavor
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
every year; yearly; annually
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to join together; to combine; to join up
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
summertime; summer season
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
power; might; authority; influence
making efficient; optimization