to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
intelligence; intellect; brains
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
triangle; triangular shape
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
in that way; like that; that way
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
silverware; silver tableware
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge