to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
in order; in turn; one by one
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
one by one; one each; one at a time
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be opposite; to face each other
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to not take seriously; to take lightly
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to go past; to pass; to pass by
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to comfort; to console; to amuse
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling