machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
tool; implement; means; furniture
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
paste; glue; clothing starch
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to mix; to stir; to blend
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)