training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
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)
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be surprised; to be astonished
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles