to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
fat; tallow; lard; grease
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
in succession; one by one
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
selling separately; not being included in the price
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
hair on the back of one's head
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)