comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
in the same way as; just like
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
action; operation; effect; function
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
paste (form); (as a) paste
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
acceleration; speeding up
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
immediately; right away; on the spot
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity