great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
almost; roughly; approximately
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping