to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
natto (fermented soybeans)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to spend time (on doing something)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
not worth considering; out of the question
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles