improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
otherwise; if not; or else
to leave (a scene); to step away
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
corona; coronavirus; COVID-19
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
hiding one's embarrassment
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
beyond imagination; unimaginable
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)