space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
beginning; outset; first; onset
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
set meal; special (of the day)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
brown; light brown; tawny
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
seasoning; flavour; flavor
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
such ... as; or some such
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding