suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
very interesting; of great interest
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
instant; moment; for an instant
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
eating; bite (in fishing)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely