hypothesis; supposition; assumption
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
many; much; plenty; hardly
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash