skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
name; given name; first name
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
don't you think?; indicates question
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to become possible; to become able to (do)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
near; close; beside; third person
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
cooperation; collaboration