rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
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
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to put into the mouth; to eat
moderate; proper; just right
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on