dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
else; in addition; besides
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
stir-fry; stir-fried food
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
fried potato; French fries; chips
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to cook (something) with rice
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
oregano (Origanum vulgare)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
novel; original; new; innovative
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet