copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
well-cooked; well-done; browned
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)