I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
for example; for instance; e.g.
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
end; tip; extremities; terminal
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
being filled with; being full of; permeation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
brand name; trade name; product name
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
cooking; food preparation
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles