to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement