I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to peel; to skin; to pare
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
masher; potato masher; bean masher
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to put into the mouth; to eat
moderate; proper; just right
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
now that you say that; now that you mention it