speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
perfect; complete; flawless
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
distant look; faraway look
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to smile (at); to grin (at)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
fully prepared; all ready
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)