harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
river fish; freshwater fish
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to entrust; to leave to a person
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to anticipate; to foresee
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
pleasant feeling; good vibes
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
in advance; beforehand; previously
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
cooking; food preparation
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry