band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
trivia; snippet of knowledge
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
evening meal; dinner; supper
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
reaching; attaining; arrival
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
cooking; food preparation
to be needed; to be wanted
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate