parboiling; preparatory boiling
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
dice; die; baton (of command)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
to cook (something) with rice
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
number of characters; number of letters; word count
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
demarcation; marking of boundaries
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
very; extremely; excessively
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to sell off; to sell completely
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation