to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
otherwise; or else; if not
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to look around; to survey
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
sweet and sour; bittersweet
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing