flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
settlement; solution; resolution
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
convenient; handy; useful
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
shopping; purchased goods
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin; to set about; to start
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names