to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
by myself; in person; by oneself
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
everybody; every last one of them; all
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
no matter how much time passes
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded