exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
dwelling; house; residence; address
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
trivial; not amounting to much
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to flare up; to burst into flames
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
farming; agriculture; cultivation
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
simmering; (boiling) gently
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
chopping board; cutting board
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
charming; fascinating; attractive
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
modern person; people of today
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on