exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
to happen to meet; to come across
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
verbal message; word (from someone)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
at once; immediately; right now
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
up until now; as recently as the present
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
bell pepper (esp. red and yellow); capsicum; paprika (spice made from sweet peppers)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)