whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
naturally; of course; understandably
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
minimum; at the very least
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
imagination; supposition; guess
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
maintenance; preservation; improvement
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
perception; intuition; the sixth sense