measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
number of characters; number of letters; word count
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to cook (something) with rice
same; similar; (just) like; equal
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
dice; die; baton (of command)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
parboiling; preparatory boiling
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very