to mix; to stir; to blend
touching; moving (to tears)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
moderate; proper; just right
garlic (edible plant, Allium sativum)
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
tingling; stinging; pungently
the lion's share; the cream
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to sew up; to sew together
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)