oral; verbal; spoken; parol
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
from the beginning; from scratch
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
sampling food; tasting; trying
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
nothing but; none other than
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall