to peel; to skin; to pare
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
relatively; comparatively
wheat straw; barley straw
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
seedling; sapling; young tree
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
leisure time; idle moment
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
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)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry