hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
silence; stillness; quietness
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to part left and right; to open out
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to be boiled; to be cooked
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
pain de campagne; French sourdough
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
for use of customers or guests
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
suspicion (of others); jealousy
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
many; numerous; various; large number of
seasoning; flavour; flavor
curious; strange; unusual
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)