(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
flour; meal; powder; dust
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
family-oriented; familial
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
shady online money-making
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to become empty; to be emptied
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander