to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
3rd day of the month; three days
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily
both; both sides; both parties
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
cooking; food preparation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to subsist; to keep on living
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
seasoning; flavour; flavor
paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water; watery mash left over from making soy sauce
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
creation; generation; formation; derivation
process; course; mechanism
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting