to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
trivial; not amounting to much
to perceive; to understand
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
variation; rogue (something)
cultivation; nurture; culture
heating; application of heat
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through