furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
scattering; sprinkling; shaking
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
light; faint; pale; fleeting
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
flour; meal; powder; dust
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
conversely; on the contrary
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to follow another's example
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
such; this sort of; like this