Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
seasoning; flavour; flavor
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to talk to oneself; to mutter
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude