in comparison to; rather than
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
being filled with; being full of; permeation
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
first-rate; finest quality; the best
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important