tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
leafy vegetables; green vegetables
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
for a while; for some time; for a period
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to help each other; to cooperate
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
freckles; buckwheat chaff
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh