just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
while; during; while; although; all; both
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
moderate; proper; just right
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
in the meanwhile; during the time
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
dark sweet liquid produced after the third heating in a thermal sugar-refining process; brown sugar