timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
end; close; conclusion; termination
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
thickly; heavily; profusely; through and through; to the core; proper
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
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
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
popular name; common name; given name
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point