mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
selection; choice; option
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to be muddy; to be slushy
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
lost article; something forgotten
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to badger; to pester; to beg
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness