for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
bad influence; negative influence
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
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
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
empirical; from experience
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to need; to demand; to take; to require
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)