recuperation; medical treatment
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
fried food wrapped in nori
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to compete with; to vie for
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
desperately; for one's dear life
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...