half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
kitchen; financial situation
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
perfect; complete; flawless
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled