point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse