poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
audience; spectator; spectators
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
successively; one after another
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
openly; in public; without caring what others think
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to miss in attempting to kill
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
joint; seam; joining point
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to force something (into); to thrust forcibly (into)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to bubble; to foam; to froth
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)