maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to spread; to be propagated
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
environment; circumstance
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
material; substance; matter
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Anisakis (genus of parasitic nematodes)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid