spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
to cease; to stop; to be over
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
otherwise; if not; or else
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
wounded person; injured person
violent explosion; bursting
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
planarian (any flatworm of family Planaria)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
ill-bred; poorly brought up
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
usage; way to use; utilization
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
have a good day; take care; see you
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
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
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring