principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be silent; to say nothing
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to move forward; to move on
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
the other day; a few days ago
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to indicate; to show; to point to
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
national character; regional character
point in common; common feature
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample