to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
flour; meal; powder; dust
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to peel; to skin; to pare
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
how; in what way; by what means
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
neighbourhood; neighborhood
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
gulp; gulping; swallowing