mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
scriptwriter; screenwriter
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to mix; to blend; to combine
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
not understanding; not knowing
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
for a while; for some time; for a period