spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
the West; the Occident; Western countries
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee larva
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
substantial matter; significant item
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
growing wild (naturally); native
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
natural product; product of nature
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature