to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
perfect; complete; flawless
paste (food, adhesive, etc.); paste
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
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)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
elegance; taste; refinement
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
thickly; stickily; viscously
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
little by little; bit by bit
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase