potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
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
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to put into the mouth; to eat
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
that's the way it is; such is life
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
moderate; proper; just right
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
impossible; unlikely; improbable
such; this sort of; like this