to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
here and there; in places
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
equality; uniformity; evenness
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
criticism; critique; review; commentary
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
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
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
if so; in that case; in that situation