to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
recognition; acquaintance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fruit knife; paring knife
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that's true; of course; obviously
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
chopping board; cutting board
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
throwaway; disposable; single-use
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be perturbed; to be agitated
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to put into the mouth; to eat
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough