boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
convenient; handy; useful
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
both sides; two sides; double-sided
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
if you do this; if this is the case
both; both sides; both parties
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to flavor; to flavour; to season
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to look forward to something
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something