prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
admiration; being impressed (by)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
avocado (Persea americana)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
natto (fermented soybeans)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing