work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
one revolution; one rotation
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
(only) one option; one possible choice
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
apricot seed; apricot kernel
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
particularly; only; in the case of
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
in proportion to; just as much as
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance